Welcome to the 7th episode of Destination Leadership, a very special episode as this time it’s not a leader who was recommended to me to share their leadership experience, but a communications expert who works with a lot of leaders and will share her recommendations especially for first-time leaders on the topic of communication. My guest today is Katja Schleicher, whom I met at a conference many years ago. Katja has been working in TV productions, advertising, PR, corporate communications and has been running her own company for 15 years, working on a pan-european level. We will talk about her recommendations answering questions such as what to have in mind before starting a leadership position? How to introduce yourself to your team through storytelling? How to prepare for a townhall meeting? And very interestingly – when to use feminine and masculine communication patterns? As the recording was made at the location of the DLD conference, you will hear some background noises, but I hope they will not be too big of a distraction to Katja’s very practical and concrete recommendations. Enjoy this episode!