Speaking Up

Index

Note: an f after a page number indicates a figure; a t indicates a table.

A

Agenda

of CEOs, 29–30

types, 81

Alpha personality syndrome, 14–16

and running companies, 15, 16

traits, 15

variations, 15

Arguments. See Food fights

Art of War, The (Sun Tzu), 7

Authority attitude chart, 23f

Authority figures

attitude chart, 23f

and presenters, 21–22

as problem, 22–23

B

Business meetings

bad news, 110–111

bottom line first, 102–105

closing, 113–114

collaboration, 115

data dump model versus executive model, 105f

differences from day-to-day meetings, 100t

follow-up, 114

framework, 100–101, 101f

introduction to, 97–98

key points, 107–108, 108f

opening and context, 101

processing styles, 108–110, 109f

return on investment, 106

rule of three, 112

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