High-Stakes Conversations: Communication as a Leadership Discipline

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Instructor
Julia Atkinson
February 24, 2026 (Tuesday)
08:00 AM PST | 11:00 AM EST
Duration: 60 Minutes
Webinar Id: 70209
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Overview:

Effective leadership is built on clear, conscious, and credible communication. This webinar explores the core principles of impactful communication in leadership and shows how they translate into everyday practice. Participants learn how to conduct different types of employee conversations, apply effective questioning and dialogue techniques, and use feedback in a way that strengthens trust and performance. Special attention is given to the difference between self perception and external impact. The session also invites reflection on one’s own communication style, turning insight into concrete leadership action.

Why you should Attend:

  • Build a solid foundation in effective communication for leadership
  • Navigate different types of employee conversations with clarity and confidence
  • Apply practical conversation and questioning techniques that work in real life
  • Use feedback purposefully, including understanding self image versus how others experience you
  • Strengthen your leadership communication when working remotely or in home office settings
  • Reflect on your own communication habits and identify concrete areas for improvement
  • Gain practical tools you can use immediately, without theory

Areas Covered in the Session:

  • Fundamentals of effective communication
  • Different types of employee conversations 
  • Applying conversation and questioning techniques
  • Using feedback purposefully (self image vs. external perception)
  • Reflecting on your own communication behaviour
  • Common leadership blind spots and how to avoid them under

Who Will Benefit:

  • Manager
  • HiPo
  • Project Leader
  • Team Lead
  • Director
  • VP

Speaker Profile

Julia Atkinson is an ICF PCC certified Executive Coach with 17 plus years of experience working with senior leaders and leadership teams in global, multinational organisations. She has coached across Europe, the US, and China in industries including financial services, pharma, IT, and consumer goods.

Her clients include Fortune 500 companies such as AstraZeneca, Bayer, Ford, GSK, L’Oréal, MetLife, Pfizer, Philips, PwC, and Siemens. Julia’s style is direct, interactive, and impact driven. She helps leaders surface the beliefs shaping their behaviour and translate insight into clear, practical action. The result is stronger leadership presence, better decisions, and sustainable career progress.

Before founding her coaching practice, Julia held senior roles in IT and telecommunications, including Director of a global developer program at Siemens. She is a Past President of the ICF Germany Chapter, a regular speaker at international forums, and a published voice on leadership and coaching.