When Talking to Someone in a Hig Talking to Someone in a Higher Position Is Never Easy.
Here Are 10 Tips to Help You Out.
Hi wealth creators, When you have to talk to a boss or a senior client, do you feel like you’ve been summoned to the principal’s office? It can be daunting to talk to people in a higher position, and there are certainly protocol you should observe.
But if you follow these 10 Simple Tips to Use When Talking to Someone in a Higher Position you can feel more confident you will get the results you need.
Don’t forget to subscribe to our channel for tons of our motivational videos that will point you in the direction of success. If you’re already on the road to success, comment below so we know you’re one of us. Let’s get this conversation going…. Welcome to golden wealth channel – the place where self-madebillionares come to get secret codes for success .If you’re not subscribed yet, you’re missing out. Without further ado, let’s get straight into the article. 1 Have a Goal in Mind When you get to speak to a leader or your boss, show confidence and be sure to know what you aim to achieve by bending their ear. Are you there to get advice? Or are you wanting to air a grievance and hopefully remedy the situation? Or are you looking for a promotion or to be considered for a project? Whatever it is, be sure YOU know what it is, for a start. They won’t be able to magically guess why you are there when the small talk peters out. 2 Make an Appointment Don’t ambush the person in the elevator, bathroom or at the coffee machine. No one likes entrapment, plus it will make them weary of ever being stuck in a confined situation with you again. Make an appointment. At the same time give an indication of what you would like to discuss. That way if they feel it doesn’t merit a meeting and would rather discuss it on the phone or via email, they can do that. It’s a busy world, and leaders are looking to prioritise their time. Apart from the “Flash Mob” style discussion with your boss, there is an even bigger cardinal sin, stick around to find out what we’re talking about. 3 Get To the Point On the topic of small talk, be concise and to the point. This entails having detailed and accurate information to share, which means you need to prepare. With the right information and confidence, you can get to the point of why you are there, and what you hope to achieve by speaking to this person. Avoid repeating the story again and again just to hammer home your point. If it’s a valid inquiry they will understand from one explanation. 4 Look Them in the Eye Although the person you are talking to might be someone in authority or someone you hold in high regard, they are also not the king of the universe. Don’t adopt a submissive or subservient role by keeping your head low, speaking into your feet or mumbling without confidence. That is plain irritating. Speak up with confidence, look them in the eye and deliver your message clearly. 5 Shut Up and Listen Once you have got your point across there can be an awkward pause before the person responds. Don’t be tempted to circle back around and launch into your story again. This is just the moment it takes for a person who is really listening to collect their thoughts. It’s a good thing. A sign someone hasn’t always listened is when they begin rapping off their response before having finished laying out your points. So let the listener take a beat, it’s a sign that the information coming from them is considered, and that they have listened. 6 Don’t Self-Deprecate When in the company of people in a higher position or further along in their career than you, there can be a temptation to self-deprecate yourself in a pseudo-humble way. That’s not actually how it comes across to someone more senior to you. Humiliating yourself or self-diminishing your skills or values are not an impressive trait. Knowing your strengths and weaknesses is a good thing but need not be a conversation filler at the cost of your own dignity. It’s important to know who the boss is, but more on the chain of command coming up. Stop self sabotaging yourself by getting rid of your bad traits. Check out 15 Traits of the Inferior Man. 7 Be Clear Now that you have got the guts up and discussed a topic with your boss, don’t waste the opportunity by nodding at their response so enthusiastically that you half forget what they said. Then you express you’ve understood them and then walk away. This is the time to be sure what they meant and ask questions if you don’t. If after getting direct instructions from a senior you don’t action them correctly, then it won’t go down well. If you are here to build your career, be sure to look into our Learning Mastery course to help fast track you. Find out more at alux.com/courses 8 Be Direct and Take Responsibility If you are meeting to discuss a problem, own up, take responsibility. Don’t try to pass it off and blame someone else, or worse…the equipment! In our video, 15 Steps to Build Trust and keep it, we speak about the importance of confidence and taking responsibility. We mentioned that “People trust those that make mistakes and admit to them. They do not trust those that never admit fault.” But even if you’re there about a problem, remain solution minded. This is where its best to prepare and research your options before the talk, if you can. It’s not wise to use threats to quit or report the matter to someone more senior as a manipulation. That won’t go down well.
9 Don’t Criticise Others or Your Boss If the conversation starts to flow naturally, it can be easy to get a little too comfortable. Remember that this is someone in authority after all, and like they say: loose lips sink ships. It’s not the time to get on your soapbox about every gripe you have about the company, the system and individuals. It also could be tempting to undermine or belittle someone to get a bit of familiarity going with the boss, but this doesn’t work in your favour because you come across divisive. And it’s certainly not the time to vent your dissatisfaction with your bosses performance, unless they explicitly asked for your opinion.
10 Thank Them This is one of the most important moments in the conversation. Don’t forget to thank the person for their time. No need to grovel but do show your appreciation and acknowledge that it is helpful to you. This reinforces that you respect their position, experience, and knowledge. Question: What is the most awkward chat you have had with a boss or superior?
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