This short article is intended for professional settings, where you may be reporting to a chain of managers and must interact with them. The author provides recommendations in the form of response patterns that you can utilize when you encounter these situations. The article covers four cases: dealing with unknowns, being responsible, handling decisions you don’t agree with, and receiving feedback.

The author’s recommendations are not new, but they are well grounded and helpful for new employees as well as people who have been in the industry for some time.