PMO Strategies 323: Communicate With Courage with Dori Gilbert
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Everyone thinks strategy fails because of poor execution.
But most of the time? It’s poor communication.
In this episode, I’m joined by Dori Gilbert—an executive coach, transformation strategist, and certified PMO leader who’s helped delivery teams and executives close the gap between strategy and execution by developing what she calls “communication agility.” It’s a framework built on three essential traits: courage, context, and conflict fluency.
We get into why executives hesitate to delegate, why middle managers struggle to advocate, and why project leaders often avoid the very conversations that could change everything. This episode gives you practical tools to build trust, shift perception, and communicate with strategic presence—even when the stakes are high.
This episode will give you a clear path to elevating your visibility, earning stakeholder buy-in, and leading through change with confidence and clarity.
What You'll Learn:
- Why leaders don’t trust handoffs (and how to fix it)
- The 3Cs of Communication Agility
- How to develop strategic presence (without faking confidence)
- What “empathetic action” looks like in real conversations
- How to lead up, out, and across with clarity and influence
👉 Press play to learn how to build real traction with your words, not just your workload.
Connect with Dori:
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P.S. If you’re ready to lead with clarity instead of noise, The IMPACT Accelerator Mastermind gives you the tools, coaching, and support to communicate with confidence and influence at the highest level. Click here to learn more 🚀
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Laura Barnard
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