How to Get Your Boss's Boss to Understand

Making a decision requires an irrevocable allocation of resources. In a world full of complexity and uncertainty, decision makers turn to...

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Communicating strategic decisions is a long game. And the long game consists of complexity (many interrelated parts) and uncertainty (not...

Many frequently cited quotes are attributed to Albert Einstien, including, "Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler."...

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The term climate change conjures pollical passions that make it nearly impossible to discuss or mitigate the issues that the public cares...

Avoid rushing to make a statement: ask simple questions instead to gauge everyone's interpretations and maintain control of the crowd....

If anyone knows something about technical communications, it is Guy Kawasaki. Kawasaki did two tours of duty at Apple, the first to help...

Listen closely the next time a technical specialist or a self-proclaimed expert delivers a presentation. The chances are good that they...

Low-likelihood, high-consequence (“rare”) events present special challenges for effective communication. Pre-event plans are often well...

The high-consequence, low-likelihood nature of rare events makes them unexpectedly and disproportionately impactful. Rare events can...

There is nothing more powerful than a good question. It provokes deeper thought by the receiver. It demonstrates your empathy for what...

We are all called upon weekly (or daily) to explain or defend our work. As technical professionals, video conferences, interfacing with...

The consequence/likelihood matrix (also referred to as a risk matrix or heat map) is a way to display risks according to their...

Having a conversation or presenting to senior-level executives and acquiring their time to do so can be very difficult. I would like to...

Current project managers and decision makers have not grown up in an era of rising construction escalation and economic inflation. The...

Start with the conclusion. No build-up. No grand reveal. No details. Simply and concisely state the conclusion. This is the message that...

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