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Communications

Communication really is the key to building a success!  Preparing for a successful conversation is important no matter what the size project. As you organize your plan, the conversation is focused on making the most of everyone’s time and attention. Clarity from effective conversations enables people to carry out their own part of the plan and manage themselves for a better outcome. Valuing each other’s time demonstrates respect for your colleagues and it can save time and resources. Simple communication can provide the framework and reduce complexity so people can make more of a difference and do the right thing. Creating platforms based on successful communication can take your organization forward much more efficiently.

Make your ideas relevant and show how they correlate to the person or group you are addressing. Basic marketing employs strategies to connect wit people - - to connect it to how people currently spend their time and attention. If you do not et their attention within the first 5 minutes or the first page - - then chances are that you’ve lost them. Everyone has too much to focus on. People want to know how your topic relates to what they are doing and why they should be involved. Making connections engages people and gets their attention.

Stories are a powerful teaching tool. That’s because storytelling is a universal translator. It is the one filter people from finance, operations, technology, janitorial services, and the executive suite all have in common. Stories give the list of what needs to be done a personality, passion, meaning, and connection to the work we do. Stories offer a framework by focusing and formatting everything. They help the flow, coherency, reduces ambiguity and can address the kind of learning that will stick with someone.

If you design conversations and meetings around the people who use them - - you will get a greater buy-in. Make your meeting of conversation useful. If you design your infrastructure around the people who use it, you will reduce the amount of time and energy that goes into a task. It will be clarified for the people using the information, making it an easier flow to follow which will lead to better decisions. Your tools that are user-centered will give you the competitive advantage as they reduce misinterpretation. If you reduce indecision, you empower people, you give them the tools to do their jobs by focusing their attention on the content people need to use in their everyday decisions. Focus your efforts as a leader.

Make a plan. A plan is a tool to have a conversation. A plan is a tool that helps you:

• Focus people’s attention – from infinite choices to a short list of things to do
• Communicate what is important and how it will be measured
• Communicate daily priorities
• Provide a starting point for getting feedback so you can talk about how you’re doing.
• Celebrate successes and learn from failures

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