Before starting the discussion read the following Required Supplemental Reading Material (links also posted in Blackboard Lectures.)

COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR MANAGER

Week 4.a: How to talk so your boss will listen

http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2013/08/19/how-to-talk-so-your-boss-will-listen

COMMUNICATING WITH EXECUTIVES

Week 4.b: Simple Rules for communicating with executives

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2003/06/30/smallb4.html?page=all

When you have read the above articles:

Write an initial thread of what you have learned from the articles; what you agreed (or disagreed with) and so on. 250 WORD PER LINK