How to Get Your Boss's Boss to Understand

Career growth depends on using proven communication approaches in addition to hard skills.

...attractiveness can play a significant role in routine or low-stakes decisions.

Extra breadth especially matters when you do not know the audience well or suspect hidden agendas.

Improving our communication skills makes us better technical professionals and respected trusted advisors.

Think about it the next time you do a presentation – are you leaving 75% in the tank?

Business presentations consume our more productive time, our work-life balance suffers, and we often don't get the recognition we deserve.

The next time you are about to say something, turn it around by forming it as a question.

The most important aspect is understanding your ethical framework as you make decisions and communicate to others as a trusted advisor.

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