Episode 31: How to Influence Up and Facilitate High-Stakes Strategy Meetings | Marja Fox

You've done the work. You know what the answer should be. But when you walk into that meeting with senior leaders, everything falls apart. The conversation goes sideways, people argue about things that don't matter, and you leave without the decision you came for. In this conversation with strategy consultant Marja Fox, we talk about what it actually takes to influence upward, facilitate difficult conversations, and get results when the stakes are high, and everyone disagrees. In this episode, we get into: Why middle managers have the hardest job in any organization The one thing people skip when preparing to influence upward How to tell a story executives actually want to hear The secret reason senior leaders always want to change your recommendation How to facilitate meetings when people are entrenched, emotional, or stuck Why creative techniques work better than PowerPoint (even with skeptical executives) The real-time decisions that make or break a difficult conversation If you've ever walked out of a meeting wondering why it didn't go the way you planned, or if you're tired of watching important decisions get derailed by politics and rabbit holes, this episode will give you a completely different playbook. 📩 Connect with Marja Fox: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marjafox/Email Newsletter: https://izmkb-zngp.maillist-manage.com/ua/Optin?od=11287ecd287ef6&zx=135d19bbf&tD=1156ea13bb23b8b91&sD=1156ea13bb23c9143 Connect with Kristiana: Website: https://www.worthytolead.co/LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kristianacoronaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/worthytolead/Substack: https://worthytolead.substack.com/