Did You Know?

• Listen, actually collaborate and be very specific with your input.
• Suspend your ego. Your input is not about having your voice heard.
• Give others the chance to contribute in the areas where they know more than you. 

But remember that using your voice as an everyday leader comes with a responsibility.

When sharing your opinion—in-person or via social media—be clear, be concise, and be constructive. That is the best way to be heard.

Salient first popped up in English as a word referring to the act of leaping. It is from the Latin verb salire, which means "to leap."

Today, salient is usually used to describe things that "leap out," such as the salient features of a painting or the sali...