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Snatch Duster
Feb 20, 2007

by FactsAreUseless

KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:

Do not bore senior people with the technical details of what you do in an effort to seem competent.

This. Speak only about goals, benchmarks, and KPI.

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Snatch Duster
Feb 20, 2007

by FactsAreUseless
Also this might seem obvious, but you shouldn't get attached to your department. View your First Team with other deparment heads and your vp, not your subordinates. The more you get entrenched into your department and its culture the more likely you will not leave it.

EDIT:

Read this book. It gives a good insight into relating to upper management.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Five-Dysfunctions-Team-Leadership/dp/0787960756

Snatch Duster fucked around with this message at 00:38 on Oct 22, 2015

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