Communication Etiquette: Communicating with Sensitivity and Tact You wish to explore the functions of a more senior role in another department in your organization so that you can decide whether it is a viable career step for your personal development. Following a career development discussion with your manager, you have been tasked with writing a half-page email asking the present incumbent of this position to allow you to shadow her for two days but acknowledging the extra pressure this might cause for her.