Dr. Michael Gerharz

Irresistible Communication

Business EN ↓ 300 episodes

How can you communicate with such a level of clarity that it becomes irresistible? Using words you truly believe in about the things you truly believe in? Words that resonate so strongly that you can make the impact that your ideas deserve? In this super short podcast, we explore what great communication looks like and how great leaders use it to make change happen. Each episode gives you one idea. My goal is to give you a pause, pay attention to a little things, and reflect on how you can apply them to boost your impact. All of that in 2 minutes. That’s shorter than it takes most other podcas...

Author

Dr. Michael Gerharz

Category

Business

Podcast website

michaelgerharz.com

Latest episode

Dec 17, 2025

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Episodes

The joy of figuring things out 20.05.2021

What’s the worst thing that you can do in your communication when you’re speaking to smart people … Read more thoughts on the art of communicating week-daily at https://LeadersLightThePath.com Mentioned in this episode: My new book is out now You’ve got a bold vision and a strategy to achieve it! But why does your company seem to be standing still? Why is the gap between what strategy promises and...

How to do your best on stage 17.05.2021

Why it’s important to stop worrying about yourself and start caring for your audience … Get more thoughts on the art of communicating week-daily at https://LeadersLightThePath.com Mentioned in this episode: My new book is out now You’ve got a bold vision and a strategy to achieve it! But why does your company seem to be standing still? Why is the gap between what strategy promises and what it deli...

Born to pitch 13.05.2021

Why most of us are natural born pitchers and what we forget about pitching when we grow up … Mentioned in this episode: My new book is out now You’ve got a bold vision and a strategy to achieve it! But why does your company seem to be standing still? Why is the gap between what strategy promises and what it delivers so vast and disheartening? And what to do about it? Find out in my new book “The P...

Fancy is overrated 10.05.2021

A lot of effort is wasted by trying to make things sound good when there’s a much more powerful way … Mentioned in this episode: My new book is out now You’ve got a bold vision and a strategy to achieve it! But why does your company seem to be standing still? Why is the gap between what strategy promises and what it delivers so vast and disheartening? And what to do about it? Find out in my new bo...

The real purpose of preparation 06.05.2021

It might be that it’s different from what you thought it was … Find more thoughts on the art of communicating week-daily at https://LeadersLightThePath.com Mentioned in this episode: My new book is out now You’ve got a bold vision and a strategy to achieve it! But why does your company seem to be standing still? Why is the gap between what strategy promises and what it delivers so vast and dishear...

The only feedback that matters 03.05.2021

Jerry Seinfeld takes feedback only from one source. You should, too. Find more thoughts on the art of communicating week-daily at https://LeadersLightThePath.com Mentioned in this episode: My new book is out now You’ve got a bold vision and a strategy to achieve it! But why does your company seem to be standing still? Why is the gap between what strategy promises and what it delivers so vast and d...

Eliminating boring presentations 29.04.2021

Do you dare to actually do something about boring meetings and presentations? Mentioned in this episode: My new book is out now You’ve got a bold vision and a strategy to achieve it! But why does your company seem to be standing still? Why is the gap between what strategy promises and what it delivers so vast and disheartening? And what to do about it? Find out in my new book “The PATH to Strategi...

What’s behind the facts? 26.04.2021

Most questions that are worth investing the time to prepare a presentation for don’t have an easy yes-or-no answer … Find weekdaily thoughts on the art of communicating in the blog: https://LeadersLightThePath.com Mentioned in this episode: My new book is out now You’ve got a bold vision and a strategy to achieve it! But why does your company seem to be standing still? Why is the gap between...

Interview: The principles of organisational excellence (Kathy Letendre) 22.04.2021

Kathy Letendre is an organisational excellence advisor. By tapping into her own experience as a healthcare executive, she creates transformational experiences for her clients and catapults them to unprecedented levels of organisational excellence. She’s a passionate agent of change which was crucial for a bold move in 2020, when she decided to donate massive amounts of her time to enable healthcar...

A new perspective 19.04.2021

A fear that I often encounter among speakers is that their audience might “know this already”. Yet, there’s a different angle to that … Mentioned in this episode: My new book is out now You’ve got a bold vision and a strategy to achieve it! But why does your company seem to be standing still? Why is the gap between what strategy promises and what it delivers so vast and disheartening? And what to...

Leaders who struggle in front of a crowd 15.04.2021

Why is it that some leaders who are brilliant, passionate communicators in 1:1 settings become stiff and monotonous when speaking to audiences? Mentioned in this episode: My new book is out now You’ve got a bold vision and a strategy to achieve it! But why does your company seem to be standing still? Why is the gap between what strategy promises and what it delivers so vast and disheartening? And...

The most overlooked reason why pitches succeed 12.04.2021

If your competition won and you didn’t, it’s easy to assume that they were “better salesmen” … Mentioned in this episode: My new book is out now You’ve got a bold vision and a strategy to achieve it! But why does your company seem to be standing still? Why is the gap between what strategy promises and what it delivers so vast and disheartening? And what to do about it? Find out in my new book “The...

Why so many mission statements fail 08.04.2021

How many of your team members are able to say in a few simple words why they do what they do? Mentioned in this episode: My new book is out now You’ve got a bold vision and a strategy to achieve it! But why does your company seem to be standing still? Why is the gap between what strategy promises and what it delivers so vast and disheartening? And what to do about it? Find out in my new book “The...

The right way to tell your story 05.04.2021

A tale about two shops using two very different ways to tell their story … Mentioned in this episode: My new book is out now You’ve got a bold vision and a strategy to achieve it! But why does your company seem to be standing still? Why is the gap between what strategy promises and what it delivers so vast and disheartening? And what to do about it? Find out in my new book “The PATH to Strategic I...

A precious gift 01.04.2021

What leaders who light the path do differently from the traditional approach of the selfish speaker … Mentioned in this episode: My new book is out now You’ve got a bold vision and a strategy to achieve it! But why does your company seem to be standing still? Why is the gap between what strategy promises and what it delivers so vast and disheartening? And what to do about it? Find out in my new bo...

A Hitchhiker’s perspective on questions and answers 29.03.2021

When when everyone seems to have answers to almost anything, it’s a good habit to start looking at the questions Mentioned in this episode: My new book is out now You’ve got a bold vision and a strategy to achieve it! But why does your company seem to be standing still? Why is the gap between what strategy promises and what it delivers so vast and disheartening? And what to do about it? Find out i...

Interview: Unleashing the potential of leaders and their teams (Annette Liebau/Allianz) 25.03.2021

A special episode with Annette Liebau, Global Head of Leadership Academy at Allianz. The company has created and launched a program to upskill 18,600 leaders across the globe from the smallest of teams to the C-suite. In this interview Annette Liebau allows us a peek into what the program does, why it’s important and how leadership at Allianz has evolved to live up to the requirements of a modern...

How to get seen and heard 22.03.2021

Why the default way that many marketers use to solver their visibility problem is not working … Read more insights on the art of communicating, published week-daily at https://michaelgerharz.com/blog Mentioned in this episode: My new book is out now You’ve got a bold vision and a strategy to achieve it! But why does your company seem to be standing still? Why is the gap between what strategy promi...

Audiences don’t care for quick answers 18.03.2021

An important lesson on how to deal with tough questions … Here’s Steve Jobs reaction to a personal attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeqPrUmVz-o Get even more thoughts on the art of communicating, published week-daily at https://michaelgerharz.com/blog Mentioned in this episode: My new book is out now You’ve got a bold vision and a strategy to achieve it! But why does your company seem to be...

How to get people moving 15.03.2021

What happens when you force someone to go into a direction? Mentioned in this episode: My new book is out now You’ve got a bold vision and a strategy to achieve it! But why does your company seem to be standing still? Why is the gap between what strategy promises and what it delivers so vast and disheartening? And what to do about it? Find out in my new book “The PATH to Strategic Impact”: https:/...

Do you care enough? 11.03.2021

What it means to actually care for something … Mentioned in this episode: My new book is out now You’ve got a bold vision and a strategy to achieve it! But why does your company seem to be standing still? Why is the gap between what strategy promises and what it delivers so vast and disheartening? And what to do about it? Find out in my new book “The PATH to Strategic Impact”: https://geni.us/the-...

It’s a pure joy to be around these people 08.03.2021

What great salespeople but also great friends do differently … Mentioned in this episode: My new book is out now You’ve got a bold vision and a strategy to achieve it! But why does your company seem to be standing still? Why is the gap between what strategy promises and what it delivers so vast and disheartening? And what to do about it? Find out in my new book “The PATH to Strategic Impact”: http...

Meetings that make sense 04.03.2021

Why do we actually meet in person? Mentioned in this episode: My new book is out now You’ve got a bold vision and a strategy to achieve it! But why does your company seem to be standing still? Why is the gap between what strategy promises and what it delivers so vast and disheartening? And what to do about it? Find out in my new book “The PATH to Strategic Impact”: https://geni.us/the-path New boo...

The limitless joy of tricking people into a deal 01.03.2021

What we can learn from Charlie Brown about sales techniques … Mentioned in this episode: My new book is out now You’ve got a bold vision and a strategy to achieve it! But why does your company seem to be standing still? Why is the gap between what strategy promises and what it delivers so vast and disheartening? And what to do about it? Find out in my new book “The PATH to Strategic Impact”: https...

10 different versions of the same story 25.02.2021

What happens when you tell a story to a group of people? Mentioned in this episode: My new book is out now You’ve got a bold vision and a strategy to achieve it! But why does your company seem to be standing still? Why is the gap between what strategy promises and what it delivers so vast and disheartening? And what to do about it? Find out in my new book “The PATH to Strategic Impact”: https://ge...

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