151. Improve Your Communication with Kindness: Insights from Sarita Maybin

The Keynote Curators Podcast · Jan 15, 2026 · 30m

💬 If "communication" is your 2026 theme, Sarita Maybin is the cheat code.

Because most teams don't have a strategy problem. They have a tone problem.

In today's episode, Sarita breaks down how to say the hard thing without making it weird—or starting a slow-motion workplace fire.

Here's what you'll steal and use immediately:

✅ The Kindness Check — "please" + "thank you" aren't manners. They're leadership tools.

✅ Clear, not cruel — "Say what you mean, mean what you say… but don't say it mean."

✅ The "I noticed/I'm wondering" swap — clarity without blame.

✅ When feedback stings — don't defend…