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He is asking for you to dumb it down for him, as he is cognitively challenged to understand at the level of detail you have originally provided.
Cognitively challenged sounds right. This guy barely puts in any effort to understand what we work on.
Write up your communications and keep the emails.
When you catch him in bs or concerned he's misrepresenting you, you can CC in others or send along the email chain with a poignant observation of incompetence.
Additionally, I asked him for a concrete example of how I could structure it going forward just to be open and I agreed to adjust it. But shortly after he contradicted himself saying you don’t have to structure it like that but just make it more clear. What??
is that really a contradiction? the way you worded it, it sounds like he gave you prescriptive guidance on structuring, and then clarified that it isnt a black and white rule where you always have to structure it exactly that same way every time; so you should consider it as an example
Short and sweet
So?
Do you have different feedback from others ? Specially people at higher level than this person ?
No. The leaders above him all understand me when I speak to them. No one has mentioned my communication was poor.
Rising Star
What do you suspect is the cause?
Rising Star
Maybe a racism or gender thing?
What is the specific feedback: Is it an accent thing? Are you speaking too fast? Are you using unfamiliar phrasing? Business writing and grammar issues? Not being succinct in your descriptions? Being overly technical and not adjusting to your audience?
None of the above. I asked for feedback from other leaders afterwards, they mentioned my English is fine and very clear.