Permission To Speak - Leadership & Management Podcast

Permission to Speak Podcast. Hosted by Leadership Communications Expert Kelly Vandever. Episode #15 - Melissa Gordon. Permission to Speak is the video blog and podcast that loiters at the intersections of leaders who want their people to speak up, technology that facilitates connections, and results that serve an organization’s higher purpose. Topics covered in this episode include: - Melissa’s guilty pleasure TV show is the Night Manager (she mistakenly called it the Night Watchman when we talked) - Bridge to Rwanda - Child Voice International - Light the World - Defining purpose for leaders: where are we going (vision, mission, destination), why do we want to be there (purpose), how will we get there (strategy) = strategy communications - Getting beyond answers like, “to drive shareholder value” or “increase profitable growth” - Those answers aren’t enough to flow down into the organization and motivate people to give their best work - We all (not just millennials) want to know that the work we’re doing i