Communicating for Results

Being a manager is tough. As we continue to navigate an uncertain economy, adapt to technological shifts, and emerge from the upheaval of the pandemic, managers are shouldering more and more responsibilities. To help, we’ve put together a five-week series on LinkedIn. Here, we'll share some of our best guidance on how to lead a team, inspire your employees (and yourself), and communicate more effectively.

From “How to Brief a Senior Executive” by Grant T. Harris:? ??

Briefing a senior executive is an art and adept White House staffers do it every day under the most stressful of circumstances. They’re masters of compressing the right information into the right amount of time, no matter how complex the topic or short the briefing. The skills needed to brief the chief executive in the Oval Office are directly applicable to briefing any executive in the C-suite.?

There’s no shortage of advice on how to brief a senior leader: keep it short, front-load the message, and so on. These are solid pointers, but they undervalue the interpersonal elements that are critical to a successful briefing. Your presentation can fail or succeed before it begins and your odds are worse if you skimp on the personal in favor of the PowerPoint.?

The following tips are based on battle scars from serving twice in the White House and from years of briefing senior corporate, nonprofit, and government leaders, as well as teaching briefing skills in seminars around the country. They’re important whether the briefings take place in person or virtually.?

Read the full article here.?

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