Tom Crane, CHRO China Construction - The Mental Shift You Must Make to Become an Effective Communicator

E21: Tom Crane is China Construction America’s Head of Shared Services and Vice President of Human Resources & Communications. The parent company is the largest construction company in the world. He forms and provides operational management of the organization’s Shared Services Center functions, while increasing their long-term strategic and operational effectiveness, efficiency and speed of delivery. Tom is also a member of the board of directors of Plaza Group Holdings, LLC. He previously served as Chief Human Resources Officer at Skanska USA, where he led a 70-person team and $19 million budget and played a key role in Skanska USA achieving an 85%+ employee engagement level and limiting voluntary salaried employee turnover to 12% per year. He served as Director of Media Relations for Honeywell. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Communications from Temple University. Tom’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasbcrane (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasbcrane) WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER: ●     Why a background in journalism and communications can provide a strategic advantage in the C-Suite. ●     How to influence others through your writing. ●     What Tom learned working as executive leader for three companies on three continents. ●     The moment Tom learned to write under pressure when the stock price was at stake. ●     The mental shift you must make to become an effective communicator. ●     How to improve your communication by identifying patterns in others. ●     What Tom learned from former Honeywell CEO, Larry Bossidy, about leadership. ●     The “grassroots” approach to selling your idea to the C-Suite. ●     The key for having tough conversations at work. ●     When employee turnover is okay and when it’s not. ●  &n