One of the best weapons in an office environment is dead silence. Once you rise to a point where peo

One of the best weapons in an office environment is dead silence. Once you rise to a point where people start to listen to what you have to say some, it can be tempting to use your voice all the time, but it can be a mistake. The main danger: you can be heard but not heeded. It's easy to dismiss something if it's clear that someone has gotten a chance to express their view. But meeting things you dislike with dead silence? It unsettles people. They don't know what to make of it.