A CTO who led town halls for hundreds of people came to me convinced his English was the problem. When we looked closer, the real issue was storytelling, and it taught me something important about executive presence for non-native English speakers.
In this episode, I also talk about what I want the world to stop overlooking, which is what it takes to lead in English as a second language. I walk through the invisible effort, the cost of adaptation, why we confuse familiarity with competence, and what it means to become undeniable.
This conversation is for you if you lead in a language that isn’t your first and you’re ready to have that effort recognized.
Also, I have some huge news… Leadership English won a Signal Award! 🏆
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CHAPTERS
00:00 The CTO who thought English was the problem
00:48 Leadership English wins a Signal Award
01:20 Thank you
02:00 Who I am and why this work matters
02:58 The invisible effort of leading in a second language
04:20 The cost of adaptation
05:25 The executive who made her audience laugh
06:45 Why we confuse familiarity with competence
07:27 Becoming undeniable
09:04 The future of leadership doesn’t have one accent
10:00 What this award really means
10:54 Something to try this week
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