The hottest Communication Substack posts right now

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A better way to check in on your colleagues 👋

PeopleStorming • 0 implied HN points • 21 Apr 20
🏥 Health & Wellness Communication
  1. Different types of check-in questions are useful for different situations: fun & inconsequential, personal & connected, deep & valuable.
  2. Consider factors like group size, group familiarity, conversation duration, and context of relationship when choosing questions for check-ins.
  3. Choosing the right check-in question can help deepen connections and strengthen relationships with colleagues.

Quick not about updating prospective investors at seed stage, especially business angels

Venture Prose • 0 implied HN points • 02 Apr 19
💼 Business Communication
  1. Entrepreneurs should focus on concentrating meetings, gathering interests, and keeping prospective investors updated during the fundraising process.
  2. Avoid collusion among investors by keeping people in /bcc when sending updates, updating every few weeks, and disclosing names of binding commitments with permission.
  3. Engage with candidates, work on the product, and bring exciting news in updates during the fundraising process to maintain business dynamic and investor interest.

Some Obvious Things Our Best CEOs Do

Venture Prose • 0 implied HN points • 12 Oct 18
💼 Business Communication
  1. Best CEOs spend time analyzing data personally, searching for truth and meaning.
  2. They track employee behaviors through qualitative and quantitative data, promptly addressing issues and recognizing achievements.
  3. Best CEOs have strict hiring processes, clear compensation plans, and emphasize a clear vision, focus, and values for their employees.

VC-Founder relationship status: Addressing concerns.

Venture Prose • 0 implied HN points • 01 Jun 18
💼 Business Communication
  1. Expressing concerns in relationships can be tough, but it's crucial to do so effectively and at the right time.
  2. Maintaining patience, resilience, and adaptability is key to helping others solve issues.
  3. Creating a simple framework can be beneficial in addressing problems with founders and their companies in VC-Founder relationships.

Salut Les Frenchies. English First, Please.

Venture Prose • 0 implied HN points • 19 Jun 17
💼 Business Communication
  1. Introduce English-speaking habits early in your organization's journey to prepare for global expansion or hiring international talents.
  2. Offer tools and courses to help team members improve their English proficiency.
  3. Encourage consistent use of English in internal communication platforms like Slack to establish a language habit.
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When Things Go Terribly Wrong

Venture Prose • 0 implied HN points • 06 Jun 16
💼 Business Communication
  1. Difficult situations in startups are inevitable and we must learn to cope with them, regardless of our role in the scenario.
  2. Chaos often arises in challenging situations, leading to miscommunication and irrational behavior; it's crucial to navigate through this chaos with clarity and a constructive approach.
  3. In challenging times, prioritize face-to-face meetings, open communication, addressing conflicts of interest, taking full responsibility, and focusing on understanding and leading with genuine intentions.

What We Expect From Founders

Venture Prose • 0 implied HN points • 02 Feb 16
💼 Business Communication
  1. Build a great team and focus on your hiring process and company culture for success.
  2. Constantly learn and grow, mastering the art of getting things done efficiently by learning from mistakes.
  3. Maintain honest, clear communication with investors, keeping them updated on the good and bad news, and always be transparent about finances.

The Founders-VC Asymmetrical Relationship

Venture Prose • 0 implied HN points • 23 Sep 15
💼 Business Communication
  1. Being on the sell side gives you a raw perspective on startups and founders, building trust with clear communication.
  2. Founders and VC's often have an asymmetrical relationship, which can impact dealflow and portfolio management.
  3. VC's should focus on clear communication to align expectations and build trust with founders for successful long-term partnerships.

The last thing you’ll ever have to read about Cold Emailing

Austin's Analects • 0 implied HN points • 05 Aug 20
💼 Business Communication
  1. Cold emailing is difficult, especially because you don't have a prior relationship with the person you are contacting
  2. Personalization is key in cold emails; connecting over a common interest or acknowledging something unique about the recipient can increase response rates
  3. When making your ask in a cold email, ensure it is realistic, concise, and polite to maximize the chances of a positive response

How to write an elevator pitch

Austin's Analects • 0 implied HN points • 01 Aug 20
💼 Business Communication
  1. An elevator pitch is a brief description about yourself, concise enough to share in an elevator ride and impressive enough to sell yourself quickly.
  2. A good elevator pitch should cover three main points: who you are, what you do, and what you want to do.
  3. Crafting a solid elevator pitch helps boost your confidence, initiate conversations easily, and present yourself effectively in a brief manner.

How to get an interview with any company you want

Austin's Analects • 0 implied HN points • 28 Jul 20
💼 Business Communication
  1. Emphasize the importance of networking in securing interviews. Having a strong network increases your chances more than just having a good resume or grades.
  2. Communication plays a crucial role throughout the process. Keep in touch with your contacts consistently, updating them on your progress and thanking them for their support.
  3. Identify your dream company and build a strategy around connecting with employees and recruiters to increase your chances of landing an interview.

How to write a great post-interview follow-up email

Austin's Analects • 0 implied HN points • 28 Jul 20
💼 Business Communication
  1. When sending a follow-up email after an interview, keep the formatting simple for effectiveness.
  2. Send the follow-up at 8:00 AM the day after the interview, except if it's on a Friday, then send it on Monday morning to be one of the first emails the interviewer sees.
  3. Include critical details in the follow-up email like a simple subject line, references to the job/company, and a personalized touch from the interview.

On the Inherent Subjectivity of Musical and Scientific Instruments

Cybernetic Forests • 0 implied HN points • 19 Jun 22
🔬 Science Communication
  1. Our perception shapes our understanding, and expanding our tools of perception can lead to new discoveries in areas like science and music.
  2. The use of voltage spikes in mushroom communication can offer insights into creating electronic music using modular synthesizers.
  3. Sound can provide a unique connection to the information and interactions of living organisms, like mushrooms, fostering a deeper understanding of their behaviors.

Shiitake Mushroom, How Do You Know?

Cybernetic Forests • 0 implied HN points • 10 Apr 22
🔬 Science Communication
  1. Mushrooms communicate through electrical pulses that resemble human language, showcasing the complexity of nature's communication systems.
  2. The project 'Appetite for Deconstruction' explores using mushrooms to remediate plastic and transform cultural artifacts, highlighting the potential for innovative environmental solutions.
  3. Listening to nature, like mushrooms, can provide insights into different forms of intelligence and communication beyond human understanding, encouraging a deeper appreciation for the natural world.

How to Give Good Advice

The Unabashed Observer • 0 implied HN points • 29 Mar 24
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Communication
  1. Effective communication involves more than just the literal words spoken, and context and subtext play a significant role in conveying the true meaning.
  2. Persuasive communication, like giving good advice, is complex and requires considering factors like relationships, tone, setting, and identity.
  3. Using various forms of communication, such as images, actions, or charity, can be more persuasive and impactful than words alone.

Fragments, Chapter 4, pp.68-72 - Reading Club posting 13

Journal of Gurdjieff Studies • 0 implied HN points • 02 Dec 22
🚌 Education Communication
  1. Our language is subjective and full of wrong concepts, leading to misunderstandings. People unknowingly speak different 'languages' even when using the same words.
  2. For proper understanding, an exact language based on relativity is needed. The new language for ancient knowledge focuses on the idea of conscious evolution.
  3. In the new language, the concept of 'man' is divided into seven levels. Each level represents a different stage of development, from the mechanical 'man number one' to the evolved 'man number seven.'

coldsteel003: Simfiltrator

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Oct 22
🎭️ Culture Communication
  1. The post discusses the concept of society as a game environment where technology and human perception intersect in complex ways.
  2. It explores the idea of alienation and the difficulty in seeing others as individuals in a society where everyone is supposed to be unique.
  3. The narrative in the post reflects a struggle between real humans and what are portrayed as non-playable entities within a simulated reality.

Georgica Pettus: Gargoyle3699 (You, Me, and GPT-3)

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Oct 22
📚 Literature Communication
  1. SingerDancerActor123 discusses personal details and boundaries with Gargoyle3699 through email exchanges.
  2. SingerDancerActor123 and Gargoyle3699 navigate power dynamics and communication styles in their interactions.
  3. Themes of communication, trust, and personal growth are explored in the exchanges between SingerDancerActor123 and Gargoyle3699.

Three Essential Principles and Four Skills Every Great Manager Needs

AI Disruption • 0 implied HN points • 05 May 24
💼 Business Communication
  1. A great manager doesn't need to know everything, but should excel at managing people by encouraging and guiding their team.
  2. To be a good manager, it's crucial to ask effective questions that are clear, specific, and open-ended, following techniques like 'Follow the Leader' and 'Reframing Meaning' questioning.
  3. When guiding employees, it's beneficial to listen and offer solutions rather than immediately saying 'no', and asking layered questions based on 'Goal, Identity, Beliefs, Skills, Actions, and Setting'.

RDEL #15: How do engineering teams manage technical debt?

Research-Driven Engineering Leadership • 0 implied HN points • 23 Oct 23
🕹 Technology Communication
  1. There is no perfect way to handle technical debt; every team manages it differently based on their unique circumstances.
  2. Communication is key in managing technical debt - discussing it with stakeholders is crucial to avoid delays in the product roadmap.
  3. Measuring technical debt is essential for improvement; having a clear strategy for paying it down helps maintain a balance within the team.

RDEL #4: What’s harder about remotely onboarding engineers?

Research-Driven Engineering Leadership • 0 implied HN points • 07 Aug 23
🕹 Technology Communication
  1. Remote onboarding of engineers faces challenges in communication, collaboration, team connections, finding documentation, technical issues, and equipment permissions.
  2. New hires benefit from short remote communication sessions of less than 30 minutes, with 43.4% preferring sessions under 15 minutes for effectiveness.
  3. Efforts to improve remote onboarding should focus on assigning onboarding buddies, building team connections, and streamlining the process to enhance new engineer productivity.

Organisation charts and what they don’t tell us

The Jolly Contrarian • 0 implied HN points • 28 Oct 23
💼 Business Communication
  1. Organisation charts often do not reveal the actual functioning and dynamics within an organization, focusing more on formal structure than substance.
  2. Formal communication channels, like reporting lines, do not necessarily represent how work truly gets done in an organization; informal communications and interactions are crucial for progress.
  3. Management should trust and empower subject matter experts by minimizing formal impediments and recognizing the importance of informal networks and interactions within the organization.

Sự cố Vietcombank, một góc nhìn kỹ thuật

Thái | Hacker | Kỹ sư tin tặc • 0 implied HN points • 16 Aug 16
🕹 Technology Communication
  1. Vietcombank encountered a security incident involving a customer's stolen funds, prompting technical analysis and identification of potential attack methods like phishing and exploiting vulnerabilities in the Smart OTP system.
  2. Smart OTP, a feature of Vietcombank, was found to have vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers to gain control over customer accounts, highlighting the importance of robust security protocols in online banking systems.
  3. The importance of independent security audits, continuous monitoring, and prompt responsiveness to security reports is crucial for financial institutions like Vietcombank to safeguard customer data and prevent unauthorized access.

Aristotle's Philosophy of Communication

Logos and Liberty • 0 implied HN points • 12 Nov 22
📖 Philosophy Communication
  1. Aristotle views rhetoric as crucial in political life for collective decision-making.
  2. Rhetoric and dialectic, according to Aristotle, serve different purposes with rhetoric being applied dialectic for practical use.
  3. Aristotle believes truth exists independently, represented through thought and language, favoring the just and the true in communication.

Self Identity in the Digital Age

The Digital Anthropologist • 0 implied HN points • 14 Feb 24
🎭️ Culture Communication
  1. Self identity is dynamic and influenced by biological, psychological, cultural, and social forces.
  2. Social media allows us to share experiences globally, impacting how we perceive ourselves and what it means to be human.
  3. Exploring self-identity in the digital age is complex, with increased influences from diverse cultures and technologies.

Technology’s Evolution Was Messy

The Digital Anthropologist • 0 implied HN points • 12 Sep 23
🕹 Technology Communication
  1. Technology's evolution has been messy with fits and starts, lost inventions, and cultural rejections or adaptations.
  2. Technocultural convergence is happening now, allowing for rapid global collaboration and innovation like never before.
  3. The rapid innovation in technology today is driven not just by the combining effects of technology, but by collapsing barriers in communication, collaboration, and geography.

Imagining New Societies in the Digital Age

The Digital Anthropologist • 0 implied HN points • 30 Mar 23
🎭️ Culture Communication
  1. Throughout history, humans have created new societies, and in the digital age, this continues through online connections and shared ideas.
  2. Revolutionary technologies like the internet have connected us globally, enabling the sharing of cultural norms and the imagining of new ways to organize society.
  3. There is a trend of exploring new societal structures, with some groups seeking physical spaces, creating virtual societies, or forming communities within existing cities with more autonomy.

We suck at meetings

realkinetic • 0 implied HN points • 10 Nov 20
💼 Business Communication
  1. Meetings are often poorly run and not very productive, even though they are important for collaboration and decision-making.
  2. There is a lack of structured approach to meetings and they can be a significant expense for businesses, despite not being taught formally in schools.
  3. Assigning different roles in meetings can help improve their effectiveness, but many struggle to extract and deliver value in meetings due to their scattered nature.

A Crash Course on Incident Response, Part 3

realkinetic • 0 implied HN points • 05 Oct 20
🕹 Technology Communication
  1. Conducting high quality retrospectives following incidents is crucial for improving incident response practices by examining real-life incidents.
  2. Facilitate retrospectives effectively by designating a facilitator, ensuring representation from key participants, and maintaining a blameless environment for open discussions.
  3. Creating incident postmortem documents after retrospectives helps in documenting key information, discussing causes, impacts, resolutions, and lessons learned for continuous improvement.

A Crash Course on Incident Response, Part 2

realkinetic • 0 implied HN points • 04 Aug 20
🕹 Technology Communication
  1. Designate an incident commander who is calm under pressure and can manage communication effectively. They play a crucial role in incident management.
  2. Choose appropriate coordination mediums like a war room or chat room combined with a conference bridge to effectively communicate and coordinate resources during incidents.
  3. Focus on understanding the problem, identifying solutions, and implementing them quickly and safely. Reviews and retrospectives are vital parts of the incident management process.

A Crash Course on Incident Response, Part 1

realkinetic • 0 implied HN points • 01 Jun 20
🕹 Technology Communication
  1. Incidents are inevitable, but effective incident management practices can help recover quickly and efficiently with minimal stress and impact.
  2. Proper incident management involves clear communication to stakeholders, focusing on reducing stress and unnecessary decisions and engaging the minimum resources needed for resolution.
  3. High-quality incident communication is crucial, including standardized formats, clear titles, severity assessments, impact indicators, and information on engaged teams and next updates.

Trust, Uncertainty, and Being a Great Manager

realkinetic • 0 implied HN points • 20 Nov 17
💼 Business Communication
  1. Being a manager requires finding the right balance of involvement - too much or too little can lead to different issues.
  2. Learning how to trust, empower, and support employees helps manage uncertainty and improve awareness.
  3. Common management tendencies like micromanagement, absenteeism, and conflict aversion can negatively impact teams, while great leaders build trust, empower their teams, and deliver results.

You are building a communication tool

Tribal Knowledge • 0 implied HN points • 06 Aug 23
🕹 Technology Communication
  1. Humans are not great at communication, so we build tools to help us communicate better across all industries.
  2. Software development is heavily focused on improving communication, making it easier, faster, and clearer.
  3. When evaluating new features in software, always consider if it will enhance communication for users, as communication is key in building successful tools.

The Universal Language

Tribal Knowledge • 0 implied HN points • 05 Feb 23
🕹 Technology Communication
  1. Programming languages are like spoken languages in that people can be fluent in some, conversational in others, and have different dialects within each.
  2. The logical structures underlying programming languages are universal, making it easier for programmers to understand and learn new languages.
  3. Programming languages serve as a universal language that allows people to communicate and collaborate, even if they can't speak the same spoken language.

Transparency

Tribal Knowledge • 0 implied HN points • 25 Apr 22
💼 Business Communication
  1. Transparency is essential in business and life to show the reality behind successes and encourage honesty.
  2. Promoting transparency involves celebrating behind-the-scenes efforts and debunking the 'get rich quick' mindset.
  3. In teamwork, transparency about skills and expectations is crucial, while leadership should provide clear business outlooks for better decision-making.

[Help Page] Joining the subscriber chat

Decoding Coding • 0 implied HN points • 21 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Communication
  1. There's a special chat space just for subscribers, kind of like a group chat. You can share thoughts and updates with others.
  2. To join the chat, you need to download the Substack app which works on both iOS and Android. Don't forget to turn on notifications so you can stay updated.
  3. Once you have the app, just click on the chat icon to get started. Say hi and join the conversation!

Three Things to Change Exercise: A Different Kind of Retrospective

QUALITY BOSS • 0 implied HN points • 28 Feb 24
💼 Business Communication
  1. Encourage your team to suggest three changes they want to see. This helps everyone share their ideas on what could improve the team's work environment.
  2. Once you gather suggestions, look for common themes and discuss them as a group. This makes it easier to find important issues to focus on.
  3. After identifying top changes, involve the team in brainstorming ways to implement them. Working together on solutions strengthens teamwork and leads to better outcomes.