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When to avoid reviewing other people's papers and presentations
Most of us review communication for colleagues. When doing this, the temptation is to dive in and edit the words on the page. This involves going straight into the detail, fixing typos, changing words and potentially tightening or removing sentences or whole sections....
How to be human when communicating with senior leaders
A couple of situations this week reminded me of the importance of differentiating between ‘content’ and ‘context’. On the one hand I was listening to a fascinating podcast where Lex Fridman interviewed Yann Lecun, Chief AI Scientist at Meta about the abilities and...
How to deliver better board and SLT papers more quickly
TLDR ..... 1. Thank you for the LinkedIn follows. I very much appreciate your support as I build my profile on that platform.2. The March BoardPaper Bootcamp is open. Learn more here.3. Today's topic: Better papers more quickly. _______________________________ How...
Is your paper really for noting?
Hello Davina, TLDR .....1. Thank you for the LinkedIn follows. I very much appreciate your support as I build my profile on that platform.2. The March BoardPaper Bootcamp is open. Learn more here.3. Today's topic: Papers for noting .... really?...
How to keep your board on topic
Has this happened to you?You have an important presentation to make to a senior leadership group and a big chunk of the time is spent talking about ‘background’.The leaders ask every question under the sun about the history of the program, what you have done in the...
How to build trust with your senior leaders
TLDR: The answer is to provide less information and more insight around a specific point of view. Do you ever worry about a lack of trust between you and your senior folk? Perhaps these are the sorts of things that happen when you present? You receive more questions...