Don’t Ask for Opinions—Ask for Advice

Before I started my consulting practice in 2004, I was the vice president of communications at two Fortune 100 companies. At one of them, there was a president of one of the business units who would not establish a relationship with me.

He was cordial but wouldn't meet with me. At the same time, I found myself in the middle of a political battle between the CEO and another business unit president. I don't recall why but I decided to ask the standoffish president if he would give me some advice.

The president reluctantly had his assistant schedule a 15-minute meeting with me. 

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