AMA: Atlassian Head of Product, Enterprise Agility, Natalia Baryshnikova on Influencing the C-Suite

You will need both EQ and data. More importantly, to influence data-driven execs (which, arguably, all execs are) you will need to help expand their view of the world by ...

3 most common pitfalls I see are: Not simple enough Not investing into understanding broader context (outside of one's product area) Wrong words-to-numbers ratio Lack ...

You need to educate the execs on those several directions. Often, folks assume that execs know (or remember) about those different directions. Be very clear and keep an ...

Communicate on topics that matter to the executives through the comms channels that scale. For example, you can write your thoughts (but remember to bring specifics/numbe...

By bringing clear plans, having a track record of driving results, and not being known as a person who asks for resources to "build an empire". - I expanded on what a "c...

To resolve this situation, you need to: Establish who is the decision maker (it can't be two people) Summarize conflicting points of view and communicate the process of...

Be helpful, be clear, be gone. Let me expand. Helpfulness: execs need your help with in-depth expertise and knowledge in your local area of product/business. You can ...