Truth 22Focused Status Reports Get Read; Random Ones Don't
In all my years in business, I have yet to meet anyone who actually enjoys writing status reports. Status reports are often viewed as a largely administrative activity to show people that you are getting stuff done, to communicate potential problems, and (for some) to cover your butt if problems occur. I admit that I too fall into the camp of those who don't enjoy writing status reports. But I've resigned myself to one thing: Life isn't always about what you enjoy doing. Status reports need to be done, so suck it up and do them.
Status reports don't have to be long, verbose documents that provide an audit trail for the work that was completed in the affected period. A status report, ...
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