حدثني عن وقت أدرت فيه الأشخاص الأعلى منك بشكل فعال.

1. Understand your leader's goals and pressures
2. Bring solutions and options, not just problems
3. Surface risks early with proposed mitigations
4. Communicate in their format — concise, decision-ready

S: My director was about to commit to a delivery date I knew was unrealistic.
T: I needed to change course without undermining him publicly.
A: Before the commitment, I sent a one-page note with the risk, two scope
   options, and a recommended date with reasoning. I framed it around his goal
   of a credible launch.
R: He chose a phased plan, hit the revised dates, and started looping me in
   earlier on planning.