About this episode

Jigar Thakkar discusses the miscommunication between technical and business teams and how technical professionals can improve their influence in business discussions.

Jigar Thakkar is a technology leader who has helped drive large-scale cloud, data, AI, and investment platform initiatives. We discuss where technical and business teams most often miscommunicate, how those misunderstandings affect leadership decisions, and what technical professionals can do to communicate trade-offs, influence strategy, and earn a stronger voice in business discussions. To learn more about Jigar, visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/jigart/. __ TEACH THE GEEK (http://teachthegeek.com) Get Public Speaking Tips for STEM Professionals at http://teachthegeek.com/tips

People in this episode

Host: Neil Thompson

Guest: Jigar Thakkar

Topics covered

• technical communication
• leadership decisions
• business strategy
• cloud technology
• AI initiatives

Keywords

• technical decisions
• communication skills
• cloud initiatives
• data
• AI
• business discussions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Teach the Geek, LinkedIn

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