638: How to Disagree With a Senior Leader Without Losing Your Nerve (DAY 4)
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638: How to Disagree With a Senior Leader Without Losing Your Nerve (DAY 4)

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 8, 20266 min
  • Business & money

Access your Executive Meeting Visibility Guide. How to Disagree With a Senior Leader Without Losing Your Nerve Some leaders disagree so diplomatically that everyone leaves the meeting believing they agreed. Their real opinion appears later in a private conversation—after the opportunity to improve the decision has passed. Trust is not built by agreeing with the most powerful person in every meeting. It is built by helping the group make a better decision. Yet many conscientious leaders either soften their point until it disappears or wait so lo...

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Some leaders disagree so diplomatically that everybody leaves the meeting thinking that they were in agreement. And then they save their real opinion for the private conversation afterward when it is too late to improve the decision. And you guys know that that happens all the time. This is day four of the Speak Up in Executive Meetings Q4 Visibility Challenge.

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So far, you have practiced speaking up early in the meeting, leading with your answer, staying calm when challenged. And today we're going to hold a different point of view without making the conversation adversarial.

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Welcome back to Speak Up! Develop your executive presence. I am Laura Camacho, your Magical Executive Presence Strategist and Occasional Godmother. leaders do not build trust by agreeing with the most powerful person in every

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