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Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51606f8be4b0b72aa94b0d78/t/60b7dfa2724a9d3ed7894677/1622670026581/Screen+Shot+2021-06-02+at+12.44.17+PM.png Onboarding - Make it stand out Adding a new hire’s onboarding checklist from an existing template. 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When I began working on the project we had a director-level new starter joining us within the week—and because executive onboarding is notoriously bad—I was typing fast. Plagiarism is bad, full stop. Citing, however, is just fine. Let me tell you about the life changing magic of block quotes. Blessed Laszlo Bock included the entire first paragraph that Google sends to its managers in his book and shamelessly, I copied it wholesale—with attribution. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51606f8be4b0b72aa94b0d78/t/60b85cf242b15e29b39dc87d/1622695163219/JB+MH+Cal+Invite.png New Hire Nudges http://sibongilesithe.com/pitching-the-csuite daily 0.75 2021-06-04 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51606f8be4b0b72aa94b0d78/t/60b871001b7c4d7e9ff9f8e4/1622700296515/Screen+Shot+2021-06-02+at+11.02.48+PM.png Pitching the C-Suite “Don’t make your narrative deductive: don’t take them through the complete analysis. Such a structure starts with detailed numbers and findings, and gradually summarizes into conclusions. It feels the natural thing to do, but it’s wrong. You think that they need to understand the details before seeing the big picture, because that is how YOU came to the conclusion. But in this way, you might lose their attention long before you even come close to that conclusion. Make it an inductive story: start with the conclusion. Then give the 3 to 5 key arguments or elements that you want them to remember. And gradually add further detail. In my experience, an inductive approach is always more effective, even if the Board has a deductive culture.”