How to make learning stick

The last question I ask EVERY cohort is this:

How will you make the ideas from this program stick?

My goal is to set them up to independently take advantage of the learning tomorrow, the next day … and every day after that.

Here are three ideas that this most recent Board Paper Bootcampers came up with:

  1. Focus on the first email of the day to keep quality messaging top of mind, even with the small stuff.
  2. Write down the next three substantial communication tasks they will use as practice for the techniques. We paused … and they all did this! Such a good prompt.
  3. Collaborate more with their colleagues on the messaging before documents are drafted. This program included three groups of two to four people who already work together, which makes this much easier.

So, the next time you attend training, commit to three strategies that will help you take the techniques back to your workplace. And … write them down!

I hope that helps.

More soon.

Kind regards,
Davina

Whenever you're ready, here are five other ways I can help you:

 

Elevate, the book – helps leaders set their teams up to set up a new dynamic across their team that will elevate everyone’s skills, helping the team get better, faster decisions.

Engage, the book – helps individual contributors prepare papers and presentations that leaders can approve without reworking.

Engage, the self-paced course  – supports both individuals and leaders prepare more insightful papers and presentations for senior leaders and boards.

Extreme Clarity, the 2-hour workshop – introduces techniques for structuring your messaging.

Board Paper Bootcamp, the 2-week program – helps you clarify and convey complex ideas to senior leaders and boards.

 

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PRESENTED BY DAVINA STANLEY

I love what I do.

I help senior leaders and their teams prepare high-quality papers and presentations in a fraction of the time.

This involves ‘nailing' the message that will quickly engage decision makers in the required outcome.

I leverage 25+ years' experience including

  • learning structured thinking techniques at McKinsey in Hong Kong in the mid 1990s before coaching and training their teams globally as a freelancer for a further 15 years
  • being approved to teach the Pyramid Principle by Barbara Minto in 2009
  • helping CEOs, C-suite leaders and their reports deeply understand their stakeholder needs and communicate accordingly
  • seeing leaders cut the number of times they review major papers by ~30% and teams cut the amount of time they take to prepare major papers by ~20%*
  • watching senior meetings focus on substantive discussions and better decisions rather than trying to clarify the issue

My approach helps anyone who needs to engage senior leaders and Boards.

Recent clients include 7Eleven, KPMG, Mercer, Meta, Woolworths.

Learn more at www.clarityfirstprogram.com

 

(*) Numbers are based on 2023 client benchmarking results.