top of page
Search

Why Guiding (not directing) Decision Makers Improves Communication
When something is obvious, it does not require embellishment.
JD Solomon
2 days ago2 min read

How to Effectively Communicate Business Cases
Effective business cases foster ongoing alignment rather than simply persuading stakeholders at a single moment in time,
JD Solomon
Mar 203 min read

Here's What AI's ChatGPT Says About the FINESSE Fishbone Diagram
It is particularly useful in strategic planning, systems thinking, and collaborative decision-making.
JD Solomon
Dec 6, 20242 min read


What Becky Selling Sex Taught Me about Making Decisions
...attractiveness can play a significant role in routine or low-stakes decisions.
JD Solomon
Nov 29, 20243 min read

Three Reasons a Trusted Advisor Should Not Care about the Decision
Where most advisors lose the "trust" in "trusted advisor" is when they mix the roles of “advisor” with “decision maker.”
JD Solomon
Sep 27, 20245 min read

Series Summary: How FINESSE Creates Effective Communication to Senior Management
FINESSE Creates Effective Communication to Senior Management. FINESSE is peer-reviewed and battle-tested. Most importantly, it works.
CWF
Jun 18, 20242 min read

How the Second E in FINESSE Creates Effective Communication to Senior Management
The most important aspect is understanding your ethical framework as you make decisions and communicate to others as a trusted advisor.
CWF
Jun 1, 20242 min read

Trustworthy? Trusted Advisors Develop a Default Ethical Framework
The time to develop a default ethical framework is before the action occurs. Spend some time studying ethics. More importantly, watch the...
JD Solomon
Jan 30, 20242 min read

Choosing the Right Prioritization Approach Enables Effective Communication
Deciding what is most important can be difficult. Deciding what is most important as a group is usually difficult and frustrating....
JD Solomon
Nov 4, 20233 min read

You'll Like These 3 Months of Guest Insights!
Each month CWF provides guest insights related to a technical topic involving big decisions with high complexity and uncertainty....
CWF
Jul 7, 20231 min read

A Successful Career Requires Knowing When A Big Decision Is At Hand
It's really important for everyone involved in decision making to understand which level of decision they're dealing with. This includes...
Lester Ray Moore
Jun 17, 20232 min read


Five Unique Attributes of the Fresh Book, Facilitating with FINESSE
Facilitating with FINESSE: A Guide to Successful Business Solutions is a practitioner's guide for ten common applications that...
JD Solomon
Jun 9, 20232 min read

Communication: Are Tone and Body Language More Important than Content?
This quote says how you say something is important, but some people think what you say is just as important. They believe that both...
Lester Ray Moore
Jun 9, 20231 min read

Powerful Tips on Communicating Funding Alternatives to Board Members
This guest article is a lightning round with Rebecca Bowyer, Engineering Director at ReWa in Greenville, South Carolina. Becca has worked...
Rebecca Bowyer
May 31, 20234 min read

Real or Perceived: You Get One Shot At Professional Credibility
Effective communication is challenging when complexity and uncertainty are elevated. Decision makers want the best information possible....
JD Solomon
May 9, 20232 min read


Five Presentation Sequences Used by the Best Young Professionals
The organization of any presentation is important but is often overlooked by technical professionals. Technically trained professionals...
JD Solomon
May 2, 20233 min read

Make Business Communication "To" Senior Management for Better Results
How we provide business communication to senior management is different from how we communicate with our peers. Our language reflects the...
JD Solomon
Apr 18, 20233 min read

Why Better Data Analytics Requires Effective Communication
Martin Schwirn's quote emphasizes that the ability to communicate results is an essential aspect of any information-gathering effort....
Lester Ray Moore
Mar 31, 20231 min read

Trusted Advisors Need Alignment with Decision Maker on Perception of Complexity, Uncertainty
Keeping decision making on the appropriate level is critical to all – the decision maker, the parties impacted by the decision, and the...
JD Solomon
Mar 7, 20223 min read
bottom of page