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Just change your mindset. If you are an expert in your technical domain, what is obviously wrong for you may be difficult to grasp to a non technical. Imagine t
by webreac 14y ago
Just change your mindset. If you are an expert in your technical domain, what is obviously wrong for you may be difficult to grasp to a non technical. Imagine that your boss is very smart but that all you says looks like a foreign language to him. Maybe, the boss is smart enough to learn your domain in order to communicate with you, but the more obvious solution is to find an interpret.
Find someone who will translate your technical point into something that your boss will understand. Or improve your capacity to convince non-technical people.
In my first job, I had to convince a boss of how to fix some performances issues in database. He did not understood anything and organized a small meeting with someone he trusted a lot and who was more technical. This third person was really helpful to answer all the questions of the boss because I had difficulties to explain what was obvious for me.
- nirvana 14y agoThis works with good bosses and after awhile you become the technical person that they trust. Unfortunately, a lot of bosses are mediocre and no amount of explaining, even if you're really good at it, will reach them because it's all about ego for them. Or they believe some nonsense falsehood they heard on the internet. And the internet is always right.