Business and career success can depend more on reputation and executive presence than one might imagine. Allison Kluger talks about these important points in this feature.

Kluger is both a Lecturer in Management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a strategic communication and media coaching professional.

Getting along well or just being effective in working with different personality types in our professional lives takes knowledge, experience and skills.

It’s not as easy as it looks and seems it should be. Frustration and anger is commonplace. Yet there is hope and a way to better interactions with people unlike us.

Devora Zack, a leadership consultant, keynote speaker, bestselling author and CEO of Only Connect, has written a new book about the topic, which she briefly discusses in this article.

How we should perceive, analyze and respond to what is important to other people in a professional context can be is confusing, annoying or offensive.

Yet it’s not something we can avoid if successfully interacting with people is necessary or a critical part of our work and success.

How we judge and respond does determine trust, reputation and relationship quality, yet it might not always be possible to fulfill needs. Then what?

Sarah Hawley, Founder and CEO of Growmotely, says that how we view and understand that responsibility and how well we communicate with ourselves can educate us, help us learn and lead to becoming more skilled in our professional relationships.

A new, smart publication for deeper thinkers on communication, decision-making and successful professional interactions.