People who have answers, get admired.
People who have the right answers, get respected.
People who have the right answers that tell a story, get loyalty.
There’s two routes you can get there. You can go the long route of trial and error. Show up to enough meetings and answer enough questions, then you’ll eventually get there–that is, if you don’t get exhausted by the learning process and tired of not delivering the answer you wanted in front of those asking. It can get harrowing.
The better option, I believe, is to go through the emotional labor of anticipating questions, spending the time to write out difficult questions and figure out how to answer them, role-playing if you need to.
You won’t be able to anticipate every question, nor will you have an answer for everyone, but you will have at least thought long and hard enough to get to the level of being admired.
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