Hello, Molly here with practical tips and more to help you Say It Skillfully, especially in challenging circumstances.

July's edition of The Solution newsletter includes a user submitted question about the right way to ask to not be kept in the dark on critical issues, a cheatsheet on asking without seeming needy, and a podcast with Total Leadership CEO Stew Friedman.

Leadership isn't sharing as much information as you think you need, and you (new to the team) desperately want to know "just a little more." How to approach this with the boss?

 You can send your requests to me at [email protected] or click here.

Often I'm told, "Hang on, I'm writing down what you said." My communication cheatsheet saves you that effort!

From smoking pot and playing bass in college to working as a senior executive at Ford Motors, Stew Friedman shares with us his inspiring and enlightening journey.

Stew joins us on the Say It Skillfully podcast to talk about his unconventional career of becoming an organizational psychologist at the Wharton School, founding his own company (Total Leadership), and becoming a best-selling author.

A key takeaway from this conversation was that getting to know ourselves is a lifetime journey and through conscious, deliberate, and mindful action we have the power to change the world.

Click on the thumbnail above for the full video podcast with Stew, or click here for the full audio podcast.

P.S. Join over 30,000 learners in my LinkedIn course, "Leadership Communication in the Flow of Work".

The link will take you to a post that grants free 24 hour access to the course material.

Stay tuned for my new, at your own pace, online learning program—Say It Skillfully 101.

Cheering for you to reach your full potential!