1. Keep your discussions high level. 2. A leader’s job is to make sure the ship reaches its destination. A real leader assumes responsibility for taking the en

1. Keep your discussions high level. 2. A leader’s job is to make sure the ship reaches its destination. A real leader assumes responsibility for taking the entire team where it needs to go. 3. Don’t be petty. Leadership is tough. You’re going to have to tolerate a lot more and give a lot more than the others. Make sure your communications reflect that. 4. Dive into details only as needed, and better in a one on one where you’re only speaking the parties its relevant to. Everyone doesn’t need to hear everything. 5. Other leaders in your same rank don’t have as much visibility into your day to day as you do. All details won’t be relevant to them. Keep it high level. Develop the skill of having a normal conversation, keep a few appropriate jokes in your back pocket, and use a story or two to illustrate your point instead of numbers and statistics. People remember how you make them feel. 6. Be observant, develop your skills on reading and displaying appropriate body language, communication is more than just the words that come out of our mouths. 7. Know yourself, your pitfalls and strengths. Are you glass half full or half empty. How does that impact your communication and your team. Find complentary people and try to take insight from them. 8. Make an effort to find a mentor if you haven’t already, these are excellent conversations to have with them. 9. PhD interview. Explain your research to a layman (doesn’t have to be research and you don’t have to be a PhD) 10. Celebrate wins, learn from losses, build some positive momentum around your team and project. All the best!