Here come five posts written for people who, like me, are employees.
1
‘Teams that harness a deep commitment to unlocking learnings in the customer delight space are not merely effective – they are creators of a movement empowered to demonstrate agility — with vertically integrated mission clarity while unleashing horizontal coordination allowing them to become change leaders in a marketplace lead by change.’
To which I reply, Get in the ******* sea!
The world of work is filled with this kind of nonsense. Refuse to participate in it. Know what you mean to say. Say what you mean. Say it clearly using your own normal words.
2
‘Let’s go with that option.’
To which I reply, Which option do you mean, Dennis?
A lot of your communication is probably written. When writing, imagine how your reader will perceive it.
Do they have all the knowledge and context you do?
Have you included all the information they need?
Have you made it obvious what your most important point is?
Have you formatted it so it’s easy to read?
A few minutes making your communication clear can save hours of annoyance and frustration. Plus, it will make you the kind of person that people want to work with because you make working with you easy.
—Jeff
I write much like I speak, but if you’ve never spoken to me how would you know that?
Jeff and TREE (and really, FIELD GUIDE) taught me a lot about being concise in my writing. Which directly goes against every philosophy paper I ever wrote in undergrad, where it’s all about the fluff.
Say what you mean, mean what you say.
Grow slowly
Skyler