Don’t Let Poor Communication Skills Hold You Back

“Communication skills are a vital adjunct to an employee’s other capabilities, especially for those looking to climb the career ladder,” Arne Sorenson, president and CEO of Marriott International, said in a recent interview. “If you’re a master at running a spreadsheet or a financial model, but really don’t have the ability to understand the assumptions that are in it, or debate the assumptions in it, then you’re not going to go as far as you could go otherwise,” he says.