> Im used to communicating as effectively as possible, using as few words as possible, but I understand this makes me less attractive as "management material" i

> Im used to communicating as effectively as possible, using as few words as possible, but I understand this makes me less attractive as "management material" in a corporate world. I can assure that whatever is happening, your problem isn't that you communicate effectively. No one is saying behind your back "wow that guy communicates effectively, we hate that". I can't know why people think you're not management material, but if I had to guess I'd say perhaps it's related to your belief that being good at management involves talking a lot and saying nothing. Ironically the opposite is true - one element of being good at managing people is communicating effectively.