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Communicate with partners

Communicate with partners

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Communicate with partners

- Knowing when and what to communicate is one of the challenges leaders in the middle of organizations regularly face. You have a number of key partners in the work you do, and since you're in the middle of your organization, your work is impacted by and impacts many other areas of the company. Where's the line between sharing appropriate updates and too much information? The answer is it depends, and this is why you want to have a partner communication plan in place. This is a document you can create yourself or in partnership with your boss, your team, or other colleagues. The point is you want to have a game plan for how you're going to keep people informed. Your days are likely filled with moving from one meeting to the next with little time for your own work let alone time to make sure you're keeping everyone informed. A partner communication plan can help you keep track of who needs information, how to get it to…

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