from Hacker News

I’m curious how others honed their skills in handling complex communication dynamics at work. For example, knowing when to involve certain stakeholders in a discussion, how to phrase sensitive information without losing control of the narrative, or crafting responses that show collaboration but avoid misinterpretation. Are there any books, resources, or personal experiences you’d recommend for mastering this?

Perspective also welcome on how to avoid resentment that all this communication strategising should even be necessary. Oh, the state of humanity!

If it matters, I’m senior leadership at a not-small technology company. My skills in communication aren’t horrible, but I find that strategising communications takes me an inordinate amount of time.