Here is one pointer. Your Question is: "How do I develop or change the way I talk as a leader?" * Lead with your point first. The above question should've been

Here is one pointer. Your Question is: "How do I develop or change the way I talk as a leader?" * Lead with your point first. The above question should've been first in your HN post. Try it yourself. Cut the above line, put it first, and then the rest of the text, and reread your HN entry. * When you start writing with your point first, you start practicing how you should write/talk to higher ups. * Once you get better at writing point first, you then should start speaking point first. * When you speak point first, you will grab attention. Once the attention is there, only then can you go into detail, should you be asked to go further into detail. Examples for your question: People Issues: (GOOD): We may have to replace so and so. ... then proceed why so and so is not performing as a conversation. Do not start with: (BAD) So and so is getting on my nerves. I asked him to write the code for widget and he keeps not reading the APIs and going off the tracks blah blah blah. The same applies for operational matters. Start with the point, and if details are asked of you, then keep going. It's a conversation, not a one sided rant. I won't add to the numerous books and links that people have added of "great" leaders and how to be a great leader because there a lot of good ones in this thread.