Enhancing communication skills can help engineers improve collaboration, increase influence within organizations, and advance careers.

Certain patterns emerged that reflect the FINESSE Fishbone Diagram®: Frame, Illustrate, Noise Reduction, Empathy, Structure, Synergy, and Ethics.

The best communicators aren’t defined by how much they say, but by how well they listen.

Every major decision relies on an inner circle of trusted advisors.

A well-timed pause isn’t a break in your speech—it’s part of your message.

When you communicate evenly, you foster collaboration and show respect for the collective wisdom in the room.

It’s a subtle shift that makes a world of difference.

The Fins of FINESSE provide some helpful associations. The bottom fin of FINESSE, the audience, provides us with our balance.

Rare events can usually be identified within the seven categories of crisis.

FINESSE is a model that helps you get the boss, and boss's boss, to understand.

Extra breadth especially matters when you do not know the audience well or suspect hidden agendas.

Human-centered images help to bridge the gap between complex information and real-world applications.

Typical Strategic Goals in a corporate strategic plan usually relate to five to eight focus areas.

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This guest article is a lightning round with Rebecca Bowyer, Engineering Director at ReWa in Greenville, South Carolina. Becca has worked...