How the First E in FINESSE Creates Effective Communication to Senior Management
The first E in the FINESSE fishbone diagram stands for Empathy. These are four tips to help you improve your empathy and empathetic...
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Gustavo Vinueza
Dec 28, 20233 min read
Two Communication Approaches Improve Monte Carlo Simulations
In this article, we touch on two different altitudes to understand MCS. At a 30,000-foot view, we focus on the methodology and frameworks...
Fernando Hernandez
Dec 15, 20232 min read
Communicating Collections of Risks with Horizon Charts and Monte Carlo Simulations
A risk horizon chart is produced using an underlying Monte Carlo simulation engine. This methodology generates thousands of possible...
Lester Ray Moore
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Effective Communication: You Get One Shot at Professional Credibility
It's easy to get caught in the trap of giving your audience what they want. The trouble is that big, strategic decisions are ripe with...
Lester Ray Moore
Aug 1, 20231 min read
Successful Problem Solving Requires Effective Communication
Difficult problems are ones where their solutions are unclear or hidden. Difficult problems are complex, which means having many parts...
CWF
Jul 7, 20231 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....
Bill Holman
Jun 21, 20235 min read
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...
Lester Ray Moore
Jun 9, 20231 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...
JD Solomon
Feb 1, 20233 min read
Does Inclusion & Accessibility Matter When Communicating Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)?
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) is probably the hottest topic in the environmental sector these days. As an expert in...
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,"...
JD Solomon
Oct 31, 20222 min read
Why Communication is Effective When the Decision Maker Makes Their Own Conclusion
The more we talk, the more data we produce, the more supporting information we provide, and the more noise we create. Minimizing noise is...
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 12, 20222 min read
How to Force Uncertainty to Respond (and Improve Communication)
Communicating strategic decisions is a long game. And the long game consists of complexity (many interrelated parts) and uncertainty (not...
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 28, 20223 min read
Improve Your Communication of Rare Events After They Happen
Low-likelihood, high-consequence (“rare”) events present special challenges for effective communication. Pre-event plans are often well...
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
Mar 21, 20223 min read
The Big Stuff, and the Small Stuff, of Communicating Complexity and Uncertainty
The Average Does Not Matter Biologist Stephen Jay Gould was told he was dying of a rare form of cancer. His time on this earth was...
JD Solomon
Mar 7, 20223 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...
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