How engineers can communicate more effectively with managers

By improving his communication with management, particularly his boss, the engineer can gain recognition, a better feeling for how he stands, more interesting assignments, and increased pay and advancement. He can tackle the physical, intellectual, experience, and psychological barriers to communication by applying three basic principles for effective communication: it requires thinking, involves both sending and receiving, and includes verbal and nonverbal devices. To apply these principles he should first think carefully about his objective and audience, and then select, simplify, and specify.