Most business executives today don’t speak the language of finance and don’t plan to anytime soon. So, how can you effectively communicate with your CEO? Think and speak like a CFO.
CEOs don’t necessarily respond to your concern — they respond to their own. Listen carefully to your CEO and frame your message in a way that aligns with his or her own perspective. Keeping your message simple and relevant is just one way to influence your CEO’s decision-making process.
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