There’s a word for people who are adept at this:

Yeh. I’d put that under the “emotional intelligence” heading.

oh right, and you also need to be able to write quarter reports that say “the company did poorly, there will be budget cuts!” or “we did good, but we expect the next quarter to be slower, so prepare for budget cuts!” - and it has to sound like the Board is rolling up their sleeves preparing some kind of efficient…

You also need to know how to write so that you’re able to talk a lot without saying anything to all your employees to keep them motivated. Make sure to throw in some phrases like ‘corporate synergy’ and ‘leveraging competencies’ to sound important.

A solid grasp of emotional intelligence also makes you rather adept at manipulating others, too, if that’s useful to you.

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