Which option is a way to validate that you have established credibility with a business executive?

Question

Options

• AAsk an IT stakeholder to inquire with the executive on your behalf.
• BBrainstorm with the internal team to get feedback from peers.
• CAsk the executive whether you could join a future staff meeting and present for 15 minutes.
• DOffer to show the executive a demonstration of the latest security software.

• A
  3% (1)
• C
  92% (35)
• D
  5% (2)

Explanation

Asking the executive for 15 minutes at a future staff meeting is a direct, confident move that signals mutual respect - the executive's willingness to grant you that time confirms they view you as credible and worth their team's attention. Option A is wrong because routing through an IT stakeholder is indirect and actually undermines your standing; credibility with an executive must be earned personally, not proxied. Option B is wrong because peer feedback from an internal team measures your standing with colleagues, not with the business executive in question. Option D is wrong because offering a software demo positions you as a vendor pitching a product, not as a trusted advisor the executive would want at their leadership table.

Memory tip: Think "seat at the table" - credibility is validated when the executive literally gives you a seat (and time) at their meeting. If you're asking someone else or just showing something, you haven't tested the relationship directly.

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