Sometimes all it takes is to ask for help

You report to a C-level executive on a monthly basis.

They tell you that you are very bad at it—so bad that they end up spending their own Saturdays and Sundays gathering and preparing all the data and insights they originally asked you to present.

In response, HR hires a trainer or consultant to help you and your colleagues improve.

You attend the two training sessions.

Then, your company organizes free consulting hours for you. This way, you have an expert who can review your presentation and help you improve it before sending it to your manager next time.

But you don't use that opportunity. Neither do any of your colleagues.

Why?

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