MIT Sloan Management Review Article on How to Get Others to Adopt Your Recommendation

When a business is growing fast, decisions can get lost in the fray — especially if it’s unclear that a decision even needs to be made. The result, for our company, was that initiatives would stall without my input.

That got me thinking about the most effective ways for people to present their ideas and get the responses they need to either take action or go back to the drawing board. Clarity about how to communicate and what strategies to employ gives people a better chance of getting approval for their recommendations.

About the Author

Nancy Duarte (@nancyduarte) is CEO of Duarte, a creative consultancy and training firm specializing in communication. She’s the author of three best-selling books; her latest is Illuminate: Ignite Change Through Speeches, Stories, Ceremonies, and Symbols (Portfolio, 2016).

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