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What are the best habits to do when working with C-Suite?

Azim Mitha
HubSpot Interim Sales Director (Asia)September 6

Here are some of the habits to cultivate when working with C-Suite:

  • Work to understand and align your initiatives with the overarching strategic priorities and objectives of the C-Suite. This ensures that your efforts are contributing directly to the company's most important goals and vision.

  • Demonstrate strong communication skills to articulate your ideas, proposals, and findings clearly and concisely. The ability to convey complex information in an understandable manner is highly valued by the C-Suite.

  • Adaptability is crucial. Be ready to adjust your strategies and priorities to align with shifting C-Suite directives and changing market conditions.

  • Leverage data and analytics to provide valuable insights and support your recommendations. Show how data informs your decision-making process, making it more credible and impactful.

  • Keep a laser focus on delivering tangible results. Demonstrate how your efforts contribute to KPIs that matter to the C-Suite.

  • Cultivate strong and authentic relationships with C-Suite. Networking and building trust can open doors to valuable insights, mentorship, and opportunities to collaborate on strategic initiatives.

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Erika Barbosa
Counterpart Marketing Lead | Formerly Issuu, OpenText, WebrootJune 13

When working with the C-Suite, it's important to keep in mind that they are pressed for time and have a clear vision for what needs to be executed to support desired business outcomes. It's incredibly helpful to try to see things from their perspective. Here are a few additional habits to keep in mind:

  • Understand their priorities

  • Communicate effectively and concisely

  • Be proactive and come with solutions, not just problems

  • Build relationships

  • Be adaptable

When communicating with the C-Suite, it's important to maintain a high level of professionalism and attention to detail, and to ensure that your communication is crisp and to the point.

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