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Want a 25+% cut in the time it takes to prepare major papers?
Want to cut the number of times your manager reviews your papers by 25+ percent? Even better, cut the amount of time it takes you to draft and then edit your papers by a similar amount? I hear both executives and their managers complain that they spend too much...
How to cut meetings by communicating better
How often has your communication led to a meeting cancellation … for the right reasons? When I say the right reasons, I mean because your email or paper was so good the leadership got your message and didn’t need to discuss it. Charl-Stephan experienced this...
Why too much background is a problem
A Board Director recently described his problem with Board papers to a colleague of mine. He said: “He disliked feeling as though he was conducting an Easter Egg hunt when reading Board Papers. “He would much prefer spending his energy evaluating the ideas in the...
Making time for strategy
Do you struggle to make time for strategic thinking? Most of my clients tell me they do, and I also find it a challenge. It is so easy to be swept away by the 'now', the urgent requests for things to be delivered. The busyness can feel satisfying as we tick things off...
Optimising your ‘end of year review' for maximum impact
Late November is the time when many of us are reflecting on our progress for the year and updating our stakeholders.This can be fraught, particularly in an increasingly cost-constrained environment. Many recent working session stories have had a cost theme, as have...
When to not focus on the data
I was sharing war stories with one of my collaborators this week. An interesting story emerged where 'poor communication' cost a chief financial officer (CFO) his job. Why? Because he focused on the data. Let me explain. The CFO assumed his role was to provide regular...