About This Episode
<p><em>What it takes to lead as a communicator and communicate as a leader.</em></p><p>Leadership isn’t just about making decisions — it’s about how you communicate them. As Matt Abrahams puts it, “Communication is operationalized leadership.”</p><p>At a recent Me2We event, in connection with Stanford GSB's Executive Education LEAD program, Abrahams held a live discussion with four of the podcast’s most popular guests: <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/celine-teoh/">Celine Teoh</a>, facilitator of the GSB’s famous Interpersonal Dynamics course; <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/huggy-rao/">Huggy Rao</a>, organizational behavior professor and co-author of <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/thefrictionproject/"><em>The Friction Project</em></a>; legendary Stanford basketball coach <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/tara-vanderveer/">Tara VanDerveer</a>; and <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/david-dodson/">Dave Dodson</a>, lecturer and author of <a href="http://fastersmarter.io/the-manager-s-handbook"><em>The Manager's Handbook</em></a>.</p><p>In this special live episode of <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/"><em>Think Fast, Talk Smart</em></a>, the panel shares frameworks and lessons for leading and communicating more effectively. From Teoh’s five A’s for inviting dissent to Rao’s warning against “jargon monoxide,” from VanDerveer’s relationship-first approach to Dodson’s case for leading like a teacher, this conversation explores what it takes to communicate as a leader — and lead as a communicator.</p><p><strong>Episode Reference Links:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/celine-teoh/">Celine Teoh</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/tara-vanderveer/">Tara VanDerveer</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/huggy-rao/">Huggy Rao</a></li><li>Huggy’s Book: <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/thefrictionproject/">The Friction Project</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/david-dodson/">David Dodson</a></li><li>David’s Book: <a href="http://fastersmarter.io/the-manager-s-handbook">The Manager’s Handbook</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/194-live-lessons-in-levity-and-leadership-me2we-2025-part-1/">Ep.194 Live Lessons in Levity and Leadership: Me2We 2025 Part 1</a> <p></p></li></ul><p><strong>Connect:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Premium Signup</strong> >>>> <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/premium/">Think Fast Talk Smart Premium</a></li><li><strong>Email Questions & Feedback </strong>>>> hello@fastersmarter.io</li><li><strong>Episode Transcripts</strong> >>><a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/293-the-leadership-skills-well-need-most-when-everything-is-changing-me2we-2026/"> Think Fast Talk Smart Website</a></li><li><strong>Newsletter Signup + English Language Learning</strong> >>><a href="http://fastersmarter.io/"> FasterSmarter.io</a></li><li><strong>Think Fast Talk Smart</strong> >>><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/think-fast-talk-smart/"> LinkedIn</a>,<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinkfasttalksmart/"> Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6caGRBUYZCmgDGM2RK6mxKB9jG_ccmm3">YouTube</a></li><li><strong>Matt Abrahams</strong> >>><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/maabrahams/"> LinkedIn</a></li></ul><p><br /><a href="https://learning.fastersmarter.io/?redirect_from=podpage"><strong> </strong></a><strong>Chapters:</strong></p>