Recurring reporting.
WHAT THEY ARE FOR
Letting others know what is happening without asking.
WHAT TO KEEP CONSISTENT
Structure Timing Length
WHY CONSISTENCY
Readers learn where to look, and read them habitually.
WHAT STRUCTURE WORKS
What changed What is at risk What is needed What is next
WHAT TO LEAD WITH
Anything requiring attention.
WHAT TO KEEP SHORT
Everything.
WHY
Long recurring reports stop being read within weeks.
WHAT TO INCLUDE ABOUT PROBLEMS
Them, honestly, early.
WHY
Concealed problems surface later, worse.
WHAT TO AVOID
Listing activity as though it were progress Reporting everything is fine until it is not Writing for the sake of the cadence
WHAT TO DO IF THERE IS NOTHING TO REPORT
Say so, briefly.
WHY
It maintains the rhythm and confirms nothing was missed.
WHAT TO INCLUDE FOR SENIOR READERS
Figures, and their trend.
WHAT TO DO ABOUT DECISIONS NEEDED
State them explicitly, with a deadline.
WHERE TO PUT THEM
At the top.
WHAT TO KEEP
The series, so history is traceable.
WHAT TO REVIEW OCCASIONALLY
Whether anyone reads it.
HOW TO FIND OUT
Ask.
WHAT TO DO IF NOBODY DOES
Change it or stop.
