Your First Job: Ten Critical Things That Nobody Tells You
10. Get To The Point, Quickly
In college, you might have learned to take a deep dive into every issue, and explain your “feelings” for the classroom. In most organizations senior executives are very busy and need to hear the most important part of the story first. They will ask for detail if they need it.
Do not beat around the bush; focus on time, cost & impact to the organization. This is true in conversations and it’s especially true in writing. Few managers have the time, patience or inclination to read lengthy emails or have precious meeting time absorbed by a loquacious team member. You need to constantly be efficient with your words and always propose a course of action if you are describing a problem.
You will notice this when you start receiving emails from senior executives. You will rarely see them send an email with more than three sentences. They don’t have the time. If you send an email with several paragraphs you are flat out embarrassing yourself.
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