At least since the 1970s, there has been clear evidence that managers spend a great deal of their time in face-to-face exchanges with subordinates as part of their organizational role (Mintzberg, 1973). Unfortunately, Basch and Fisher (2000) found that ninety percent of the interactions at an international hotel chain that led to employees’ feeling frustrated, disappointed, angry, sad, disgusted, or hurt were those between employees and their supervisors. As further evidence of the discrepancy between leaders’ actual and needed interaction skills, an Academy of Management/Training magazine survey of leadership development programs finds that, of all required leadership skills, communication is of most value to organizations. Unfortunately, the survey also found that, of all required leadership skills, communication showed the largest gap between importance to the organization and current competency (Delahoussaye, 2001a, 2001b).