Arjun Buxi

Strategic Communication Consultant | Executive Coach | MBA Educator | Author of Communication Means Talking Together #culture #persuasion #influence

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Wanted to share some positive personal news - my first book, Communication Means Talking Together.

Hope it brings you useful insights on #Communication and #Leadership. I really meant to write it to help people succeed as leaders.

Available on Amazon:

https://t.co/0p6IgOPPds

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Excited to be hosting a workshop for Leon Tuesday August 26th, ‘How to put AI to work for your business’!

It’s a free event so please join us and share with anyone else who might be interested.

#communication #business #ai

Free Registration Link: https://t.co/YtrQltNVFf

[LIT Careers @getlitcareers]

Don’t let hesitation cost you six or seven figures (or your dream role). Secure your seat today @ https://t.co/2YvFWGdtsG.

#salarynegotiation

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Happy to share that I'll be speaking at “Evolution Speaker Series: Master Your Salary Negotiation” on July 10!

Organized by @getlitcareers LIT Careers and Mario Cobian - thanks for having me, folks.

🎤 NEW: LIT Careers Evolution Webinar Series 🔮

Redefine what’s possible—because growth isn’t linear; it’s an evolution.

We’re thrilled to launch our twice-monthly virtual speaker series, exploring the future of work, mentorship, and career development.

🎙️ Kicking it off: Salary Negotiation Masterclass with Arjun Buxi
📅 Thursday, July 10 | 11 AM–2 PM PT

Join Arjun Buxi—Executive Communication Coach, former recruiter, and author of Communication Means Talking Together—for a transformative session.

With my strategies honed from coaching Fortune 100 leaders and working with Ivy League schools, learn how to negotiate with unshakable confidence—and secure what you’re truly worth. 💼

👉 Save your spot + explore the series: https://t.co/atwrKztb3O

#LITCareers #CareerDevelopment #WebinarSeries #SalaryNegotiation #FutureOfWork #Leadership #ProfessionalGrowth

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Excited to be Keynoting for @cali_initiative on Friday May 30th in Palo Alto @silkroadih !

I will be speaking about Salary Negotiation and how to be a masterful storyteller, persuader and negotiator to get the deal you deserve.

Thanks @tushakova_ and team for having me!

Sign up here: https://t.co/tE17Fq0Na3

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Feeling stuck in your career or life choices?

Doesn’t matter if you’re a college freshman or well into your corporate-ladder-career, a lot of people feel they’re adrift, not getting what they want out of life.

Have you heard of Ikigai?

It’s a Japanese concept literally meaning “life worth” or finding meaning in life.

Take a look at the Venn diagram - we’re looking for a path that gives the necessities of life and a secure future, while giving the sense of inner purpose and a meaningful life.

Money and recognition are important, but they’re not everything - people need to feel they’re following a passion and perhaps even helping others.

Selling more SaaS licenses boosts your bottom line and 401k but does little to give inner satisfaction.

Entrepreneurs and business owners find a lot of satisfaction because they’re doing what they care about and don’t have to answer to anyone - but that’s traded for sleepless nights when the business hits a downturn and no one to rely on but yourself.

Yet, that’s a pearl of wisdom in the diagram - if life is too easy or too comfortable, we feel empty and will lack purpose - like a video game we easily win without a challenge.

The point isn’t that there’s a perfect career that will make you happy all the time, rather that making the *right* choice - the difficult, unique choice - will give you purpose and meaning.

Sometimes, a hard, rocky road less traveled is a life well lived.

#careers #professionaldevelopment #entrepreneurship #startups #leadership

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Are you seeing organizations go flat and lean, reducing, if not eliminating, middle-management positions?

To make things more complex, Satya Nadella on the last Microsoft $MSFT earnings call said 20% of coding was now being done by AI.

So then, what is the future of the middle manager?

This HBR piece (link below) makes an interesting argument - convert middle managers to “agents of change”, essentially bridging the gap between individual contributors and senior leadership, and also serving as coaches and mentors.

If senior leaders want to continue being “big picture” thinkers, middle management, even if trimmed down in number, is essential to that balance.

And of course now, Jensen Huang says more of his NVIDIA GPUs will be made with robot-assistance. $NVDA

So perhaps, in future, people managers can help the AI-powered factory worker robots communicate like humans - like Picard and Data in Star Trek.

https://t.co/pYlaFU54Q7

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Why should technical leaders develop communication skills?

Three reasons - collaboration, innovation and influence.

https://t.co/ZX3JBErVp3

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You can’t always replicate someone’s success

but you can avoid their mistakes

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Always be polite to your AI 🤖

[BowTiedMara @BowTiedMara]

Never forget, just in case:

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Should you use AI to develop your resume?

This recent Forbes piece cites a survey of 500 HR Managers that believe it is indeed ethical to utilize AI in preparing a resume.

So if using AI per se isn't harmful, is there a downside?

The key downside is losing your authentic, human voice in the process.

Here's a trick you can try - be it a resume or any other document - if you've used AI to 'smooth it over', try reading parts of it out loud.

Does it sound 'off' to you?

Or does it ring true as a (slightly more eloquent) version of you?

In closing, AI can be a useful tool for us to express ourselves a smidge better, but in the end, you're the star, so go out there and tell your story, your way.

https://t.co/KTWqNRRwqK

[Arjun Buxi @arjunbuxi]

Thanks @getlitcareers for inviting me to speak at your event!

This is for anyone trying to get ahead in the evolving job market - it's tough out there, but smart and strategic techniques can still help you win!

#communication #career #executivepresence

Registration link here: https://t.co/qiw5dnzkPq

[LIT Careers @getlitcareers]

Join @arjunbuxi, Executive Communication Coach to Silicon Valley leaders and seasoned MBA educator, for a must-attend webinar at LIT Careers Ignite: "From Ghosted to Hired: Mastering Strategic Communication for Career Success." 4/23 #CareerSuccess

[LIT Careers @getlitcareers]

Join @arjunbuxi, Executive Communication Coach to Silicon Valley leaders and seasoned MBA educator, for a must-attend webinar at LIT Careers Ignite: "From Ghosted to Hired: Mastering Strategic Communication for Career Success." 4/23 #CareerSuccess

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How candies got their names

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A picture is worth a thousand words.

#friday #weekend #email #work

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Well said - in a typical tech company, we'd have

The VP give us the big picture,

The project manager talk us through the steps and progress,

The engineer(s) do a deep dive on the tech,

Finally handing it back to the VP
to summarize and close with the 'ask' or directives.

So we start high level, end high level.

[Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. @hubermanlab]

A small panel of 4-6 people that know how to communicate with the public is going to be far, far more effective at communicating health information than one individual spokesperson.

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Terms of service being summarized by AI for a quick approval would be next level.

Honest companies, informed consent.

#agi #ai #innovation #tech #tos

[Adam Buschbacher @AdamBuschbacher]

Do you ever read the terms of service?

[Adam Buschbacher @AdamBuschbacher]

Do you ever read the terms of service?

[Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. @hubermanlab]

I asked Pavel Tsatsouline how to dramatically increase one’s endurance & strength (not size) he said: once a week jog with a kettlebell weighing 30% of your body weight for 1mile, switching which arm carries it (at your side) as needed. Start slow. Mentally brutal. Fun. Works.

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The AI that fixes the image-and-text glitch can corner the market.

The AI that can do this in multiple languages and with video could rule the world.

[Justine Moore @venturetwins]

Sometimes the language model comes up with a great idea…

but then the image model can’t execute it 🫠

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What's my next move?

No matter whom I speak with, figuring out the next step is the hardest nut to crack.

In general, all things equal, there's three options -

1. Moving up vertically ⬆️

This is the most straightforward path - looking for openings above your current role.

Yet, we can be anxious about starting that conversation with our team lead.

What if they don't think I'm ready?

Feedback is (usually) the best career medicine. We need it to know where we have room to grow, and we need it, even if it's not all true, to know where we stand with the other person.

We still, of course, have to make the 'pitch', and tell our story, make our case to succeed with more responsibility.

Back yourself to win, and maybe, you will!

2. Moving up diagonally ↗️

Very often, there's no openings right above your role - usually because your team lead is in that position (and they're not going anywhere anytime soon).

I have worked with folks who found positions adjacent to their own in a related division of the company, with a tad more responsibility, and started friendly conversations with people that needed good help.

Lo and behold, a new option was created, and this created a chance to do new and interesting work which relied on their past success and existing skills.

Ask yourself - What teams or divisions do you know that do work you find interesting outside of your own?

3. 3D Growth 🌎

So what if there's no options above OR diagonal from you, even in competitor companies, what can we possibly do?

Grow our skills and potential. Make ourselves more valuable.

Pile up the many skills and abilities needed to be a go-to professional.

Everyone can impress their coworkers with some good public speaking skills, creative skills - show your flair for colors and design - and even a rudimentary grasp of numbers.

Show you can lead a project (even if people don't report to you) and get it done on-time with minimum disruptions.

Lastly, a friend gave some good advice - show some loyalty to your company. Stay with them four, five even ten years in some cases. If the company has strong culture and you make sure people notice your commitment, this can pay incredible dividends (literal and otherwise) down the line.

Remember - A career is a marathon, not a sprint. Just keep going!

#executivepresence #career #communication #leadership