What It Looks Like
A leader repeats the same message constantly—louder, longer, or with increasing frustration.
The team tunes out. The signal decays.
After the Behavior is Integrated
He stops repeating.
Instead, he sharpens the delivery—and holds silence.
The message lands once. It echoes.
Behavioral Impact
Reduces performance-based communication
Restores gravitas to leadership language
Increases team accountability
Contributing Factors (Unconscious Causes)
Fear of not being heard
Desire to control outcomes
Habit of filling silence with reminders
Underlying Need
To be trusted the first time
To feel seen as an authority
To reset culture from noise to signal
Common Triggers / Distortions
Missed execution
Team apathy or resistance
Pressure to “re-align”
Remedy & Best Practices
Speak once, clearly
Follow with action, not repetition
Let the tone of clarity do the heavy lifting
Ripple Outcomes (What Changes)
Team listens more intently
Words carry more weight
Trust in leadership deepens
Guiding Insight
Say it once—like you mean it. Then live it so they can follow.
