Straight Talk with Dr. Rick Brandon | The Good Leadership Podcast #18

Dr. Rick Brandon has consulted, trained, and presented at hundreds of companies worldwide for 30 years. He authored the Wall Street Journal bestseller on ethical corporate power politics, Survival of the Savvy, which was called "the preeminent book on the competencies of organizational and political savvy".   

He is also the founder and president of the globally respected consulting firm, offering workshops on interpersonal and political savvy. His courses are taught worldwide in scores of Fortune 500 corporations as well as in many government agencies, healthcare organizations, and educational institutions.  

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Chapters:

0:00 Introduction

02:42 Agenda

03:30 Reason for writing the book

07:19 Practicing is the key to communication

10:59 What skills constitute straight talk?

14:16 The higher you go up the more people skills you need

15:32 What to do in the absence of these skill sets

20:36 The transition time period

24:42 The stronger personality dilemma

27:52 Competitive advantage

31:29 Recommendations

33:13 Conclusion