I was once an engineer who got frustrated at bad decisions made by my bosses even after I told them what wouldn't work. I studied management and psychology to learn to communicate more effectively to stop such decisions.

I went on to serve as the Google Search Ads Chief of Staff for over six years, running business strategy and operations for a $100+B business without any direct reports. In this lesson, I share what I learned to build influence without authority, and get things done through other executives and cross-functional partners. These are the same lessons I now share with my executive coaching clients, who have applied them to great success.