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Posted by: Catie Holdridge
12 / 01 / 23
Should we show up in our own business writing? The question of whether it’s OK to use first person pronouns like ‘I’ and ‘we’ in business reports is a common one. (We know this because it comes up often on our courses.) The short answer is ‘yes’. But that isn’t the full answer. Read on […]
Posted by: David Cameron
21 / 12 / 21
Does this sound familiar? You’ve had a request from your board of directors for an update about something you’re working on. You go back to them for more information about what they want. But they’re busy and their support team just repeats the information you already have. How do you create something quickly that meets […]
29 / 10 / 21
Congratulations: you’ve written your board report. That’s the good news. The not-so-good? Well, unless it’s only a page or two long, I have to tell you that you’re not finished yet. Now you need to write the executive summary: in other words, a condensed version of your full document. This is (arguably) the most important […]
29 / 09 / 21
So you’ve been asked to write a board report. How does that make you feel? If the answer is joyful or confident, then this article is probably not for you. If, like the rest of us, it makes you a little anxious and uncertain – read on. We’ve covered the essential information you need to […]
Posted by: Rob Ashton
11 / 04 / 18
A few years ago, I was working with a consultant. We used to meet every week, over breakfast. And, as my daughter was going through a phase of waking up every night, I was invariably tired. I remember one session, during which I had been particularly sluggish. Even a second double espresso could not push […]
Posted by: Doug Nel
21 / 03 / 17
In the 1991 blockbuster Terminator 2: Judgment Day, the time-travelling Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) reveals in deadpan tones how artificial intelligence (AI) put in charge of America’s weapons will deliberately trigger nuclear Armageddon. ‘The system goes online August 4th, 1997. Human decisions are removed from strategic defence. Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It […]
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