by Chris Fenning | 15 Dec 2021 | Communicate with executives, Communication skills you need at work
Communicating with executives may not be part of your everyday work, but it is still something you should know how to do. You never know when you might be called on to present to a senior leader. And as you rise through the ranks your exposure to executive leaders...
by Chris Fenning | 14 Dec 2021 | Communicate with executives, Communication skills you need at work
Does the thought of communicating with executives make you nervous? Are you worried about what to say, or how to make the topic relevant? Most of us don’t communicate with executives every day. That means we don’t get much time to practice. When we do finally get our...
by Chris Fenning | 29 Nov 2021 | Improving technical to business communication, Technical debt
Did you know talking about technical debt can help you win at work? Technical debt conversations are not usually a path to promotion. They are more likely to be frustrating and filled with complaints. Many such conversations end with a realisation that not much will...
by Chris Fenning | 24 Nov 2021 | Improving technical to business communication, Pitching tech ideas to business decision-makers
Have you ever wanted to get approval for your tech idea? Do you need your manager or an executive to support it? Perhaps you’ve prepared a presentation and you’re gearing up to tell them all about your idea. But have you stopped to consider if your presentation...
by Chris Fenning | 19 Nov 2021 | How to explain specific technologies to business teams, Improving technical to business communication
Kubernetes gets a lot of attention in the tech world. But it is almost completely unknown to anyone in the business world. This situation isn’t unusual. Technology is moving so fast the business teams are less and less familiar with systems they rely on. This makes it...
