For the past year, I have been working with a group exploring the components of leadership and conversation. Truth is, good leadership is about courageous conversation with self, others and God, thus, we call it conversational leadership.

At least 7 essential components are on the map of conversational leadership. While there are some similarities to other lenses for leadership, a conversational leadership map has subtleties and nuances of difference.  In this article, we will identify 7 components of conversational leadership and offer some reflections. The components are: