Why Should the Boss Listen to You?: The Seven Disciplines of the Trusted Strategic Advisor

Preface

Why did you pick up this book? Let me guess: you are in finance, accounting, human resources, law, public relations, marketing, security, IT, compliance, strategic planning, or midlevel operations, and you are not being heard. You want to be, but you cannot be heard. You need to find some way to be noticed, or they hear you but ignore you, or someone is blocking your way to influencing events and individuals. The greatest frustration of all, especially for individuals aspiring to be influential, is not being invited to important meetings or being invited in too late. By the time you do get called in, become aware of what is going on, or are permitted to participate, all the expensive outside consultants, attorneys, and assorted advice ...