How To Frame Your Ideas So They Are Heard

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How To Frame Your Ideas So They Are Heard

Hosted by Yue Zhao

2,678 students

What you'll learn

Common mistakes leaders make when trying to be heard

Learn what people think matters and what truly matters when it comes to landing your ideas. Hint: it's not the data.

Two proven frameworks for buy-in even when you disagree

Learn how to quickly reframe your approach to put the other person first and lower their defensiveness.

How to use AI as your practice partner

Sharpen these timeless skills using GenAI to prep and refine your approach.

Why this topic matters

Doing the work isn't enough when AI can do analysis. Human influence becomes your competitive edge. As AI handles more analytical work, your ability to influence and advocate becomes what sets you apart. Learn how to go from "Yes I'll get it done" to "Here's what we need to do."

You'll learn from

Yue Zhao

Chief Product Officer, Ex-Meta, Instagram, Thumbtack, Executive Coach to VP+

Yue Zhao is a Chief Product and Technology Officer turned Coach who helps women and minority leaders break through to the C-suite. She has coached hundreds of aspiring executives since 2016, is an instructor at Reforge and Maven, and is the author of The Uncommon Executive: Breakthrough to the C-suite as a Minority.

Prior, Yue spent 15+ years as a product executive in Silicon Valley. She was the Chief Product and Technology Officer at Fuzzy Pet Health, PM manager at Meta and Instagram, and first PM at Thumbtack. She has also been a VC-backed founder, venture partner at LifeX Ventures, and a consultant at McKinsey and Company. Yue has an MBA from Harvard Business School and B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.

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