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Where most advisors lose the "trust" in "trusted advisor" is when they mix the roles of “advisor” with “decision maker.”

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

The approach of trusted advisors to asking questions is fundamentally different from that of short-term persuaders or manipulators.

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Each month CWF provides guest insights related to a technical topic involving big decisions with high complexity and uncertainty....

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Avoid initial statements and ask questions instead. Keep your questions simple because there is power in a well-placed question. And...

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...

Where to start a new journey is the most important question. The Communicating with FINESSE fishbone diagram provides a proven starting...

Understanding your risks relative to an uncertain future usually involves some type of model. When it comes to uncertainty, forecasts,...