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.”
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Jessica Morgan
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Rebranding Alice: 6-Points for Communicating Creative Materials
Managing creative projects requires FINESSE in communication.
JD Solomon
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Ten Things You Might Hear An Ineffective Communicator Say About Senior Management
Improving our communication skills makes us better technical professionals and respected trusted advisors.
JD Solomon
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Asking Better Questions: Remember It’s a Long Game for Trusted Advisors
The approach of trusted advisors to asking questions is fundamentally different from that of short-term persuaders or manipulators.
CWF
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Empower Your PFAS Communication with Advice from US Mayors
Join Communicating with FINESSE for May’s free webinar, "Communicating PFAS and Other Contaminants of Concern," on Thursday, May 30, 2024.
JD Solomon
Jan 302 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...
Lester Ray Moore
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Effective Communication: Treat Others as You Wish to Be Treated
Effective communication requires treating others the way you wish to be treated. Trusted Advisors Your duty is to provide all of the...
CWF
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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....
Bill Holman
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The Journey of Communicating the Benefits of Land Conservation and Watershed Protection
Land conservation and restoration have many moving parts and many uncertainties. Technical expertise is needed to understand aspects...
JD Solomon
May 9, 20232 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
Dec 20, 20223 min read
The Three Most Common Disruptors When Facilitating Risk Management Plans
Risk management plans can be some of the most challenging things to guide the participants through a series of predefined steps to arrive...
JD Solomon
Nov 21, 20226 min read
How to Improve Your Communication of Probability to Senior Management
The Chance of Rain Most people do not understand what the chance of rain means. Some believe it means it will rain "30% of the day,"...
CWF
Oct 21, 20221 min read
Know What You Are Talking About
Epictetus was a Greek philosopher who was born into slavery. He believed all external events are beyond our control. Epictetus believed...
JD Solomon
Oct 18, 20223 min read
Three Things Every Trusted Advisor Should Know to Communicate with FINESSE
Making a decision requires an irrevocable allocation of resources. In a world full of complexity and uncertainty, decision makers turn to...
JD Solomon
Oct 6, 20223 min read
Possibly the Worst PowerPoint Slide I Have Ever Seen
Well, maybe not the absolute worst because I have seen some bad ones. But this one is in the Top 10. Good Intentions This slide was part...
JD Solomon
Oct 3, 20221 min read
Seven Simple Questions That Empower Communicating with FINESSE
Avoid initial statements and ask questions instead. Keep your questions simple because there is power in a well-placed question. And...
JD Solomon
Sep 27, 20222 min read
Improve Your Communication of Rare Events Before They Happen
Low-likelihood, high-consequence (“rare”) events present special challenges for effective communication. Pre-event plans are often well...
JD Solomon
Sep 26, 20222 min read
Three Indicators of a Rare Event to Help Your Communication Strategy
The high-consequence, low-likelihood nature of rare events makes them unexpectedly and disproportionately impactful. Rare events can...
CWF
Sep 24, 20221 min read
Start with Communicating with FINESSE
Where to start a new journey is the most important question. The Communicating with FINESSE fishbone diagram provides a proven starting...
JD Solomon
Sep 10, 20221 min read
The Top 5 Sites For Evaluating (and Communicating) Hurricane Risks
Understanding your risks relative to an uncertain future usually involves some type of model. When it comes to uncertainty, forecasts,...
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