People tie themselves in knots trying to find the right answer. It's a waste of time and they're focused on the wrong things.
This is true for decision-makers like board members, ELTs and Councillors, and doubly true for the advisors, analysts and project teams grinding out the reports. They wring their hands and lose sleep, only to put their masterpiece in front of people too anxious to read it properly or appreciate how much work went in.
If that's you, here's a hug and a biscuit. You've done a lovely job, but you've overcooked it. How things turn out has very little to do with your document - or even the decision that gets made.
It'll come down to how invested people are, how well they get on, and if they stay on course when things turn to shit. Stop trying to ChatGPT the perfect report and focus on making people care.
Merry Christmas,
A
🎄 About 24 Days of Unpopular Opinions
This December, I'm calling bullshit, to keep you sane over the silly season. Over 24 days, I'll share 24 unpopular opinions - like an advent calendar, but filled with controversy instead of chocolate. Share widely to whoever else needs this.
Catch up on unpopular opinions you might have missed:
December 1: You don't have a strategy
December 2: CEOs are tiny babies
December 3: Women should be ugly and mean
December 4: Leaders are dry drunks
December 5: Conspiracy theorists are right
December 6: We should tell people to shut up
December 7: We should lose our Internet privileges
December 8: Self-help is a con
December 9: There's no right answer
