Do you think you must become a great writer to succeed at work?
I might have some good news for you.
I don’t think you do.
Controversial?
Maybe, if coming from a communication specialist who helps people write!
In this week’s free Pyramid Principle 101 Lightning Lesson, I shared why I think becoming a better writer is overrated.
- Better writing comes from better thinking
- Combining logic and synthesis is a better, faster way to generate insights
- Better insights are key to better decision-making
It’ll be worth your time.
I hope to see you there.
Davina
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ABOUT AUTHOR: 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.
