WEBINAR: "LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATION: AVOIDING PERFECTION IN PURSUIT OF MASTERY” JD Schramm is a NACD Certified Board Director Candidate, Communication Educator, Author, Advocate, Consultant and Keynote Speaker. JD Schramm, Ed.D.

Sarah Lewis in her TED Talk talks about mastery in this way, “Mastery is not the same as excellence, it's not the same as success, which I see as an event, a moment in time, a label that the world confers upon you. [...] Mastery is the reaching, not the arriving. It's constantly wanting to close that gap of where you are and where you want to be.” JD Schramm.

“As you think of that asymptote, think about abilities that you are gaining, and that pursuit of mastery. For me, since my field is communication, I look at approaching mastery in communication rather than perfection. Because leaders will never achieve perfection in communication. There is no such thing as a perfect email, or a perfect call, or a perfect meeting, or a perfect slide deck.” JD Schramm.

“The first resource that I want to talk about was written by Denise Brosseau. She was MBA, I believe class of 93. She wrote the book, “Ready to be a Thought Leader?”

“She offers this distinction that's called your “What If Future”. Your “What If Future” is a single, simple, striking description or image of the future you want to see.” “Let me give you a few examples of what Denise means. Maria Montessori who created Montessori education, asked the question, how would the world change if we created classrooms where children are rewarded for independence of thinking and acting?”

“Anytime you have anything to communicate, you want to think through what your aim is. Who is my audience? What is my intent? And then and only then, what message do I want to deliver? Now, the biggest mistake that leaders make is they jump immediately to the message they want to share.” JD Schramm.