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  • An innovator must speak the "executive language" to effectively communicate with the high-ups.

    Robert F. Brands: Top Ten Tips for Selling Your Idea to Executives Robert F. Brands 2012

  • But days later agency high-ups rejected the agreement and offered them a much smaller amount in a “take it or leave it” deal, Shipp wrote in an unpublished manuscript that was heavily redacted by agency vetters.

    Intelligence panels ignored CIA officer's pleas Jeff Stein 2011

  • An innovator must speak the "executive language" to effectively communicate with the high-ups.

    Robert F. Brands: Top Ten Tips for Selling Your Idea to Executives Robert F. Brands 2012

  • And I suspect that there has, up until now, been a tactical reticence from arts and culture high-ups when it comes to pushing the culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, too hard as he negotiates the budget for his department with the Treasury before the spending review announcement on 20 October.

    The importance of Nicholas Serota's attack on the coalition Charlotte Higgins 2010

  • I am sure there are claims that are worthy of pursuing, but this is not one of them - and I doubt all the DoD high-ups are going to wish to engage with you on a debate regarding Mr. Ramsey - I wouldn't ask them to!

    BERNARD RAMSEY 2010

  • An innovator must speak the "executive language" to effectively communicate with the high-ups.

    Robert F. Brands: Top Ten Tips for Selling Your Idea to Executives Robert F. Brands 2012

  • One wonders what the more shrill aspects of the party's campaign will do for Crewe's community relations - but there again, it's doubtful that such thoughts are troubling many Labour high-ups.

    Archive 2008-05-01 2008

  • International support is linked with the eagerness of local governments to implement environmental plans, and this trait is almost nonexistent among the high-ups of these countries.

    Saad Khan: Environmental mayhem in Pakistan 2009

  • International support is linked with the eagerness of local governments to implement environmental plans, and this trait is almost nonexistent among the high-ups of these countries.

    Saad Khan: Environmental mayhem in Pakistan 2009

  • International support is linked with the eagerness of local governments to implement environmental plans, and this trait is almost nonexistent among the high-ups of these countries.

    Saad Khan: Environmental mayhem in Pakistan 2009

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