Business thrives on reports and most ideas need to be written down at some stage if they’re to be implemented.
The more change is going on, the more senior people feel in need of information, and they ask for reports.
If they get a poorly structured and difficult to read report, what would they think of the person who wrote it?
On the other hand, when you write a good report, you stand out as a manager. You are seen as someone to be relied upon, someone who can get their thoughts in order; and by implication, someone who can therefore get things done.
It may sound odd, but trust me – the worst way to write a report is to sit down and start writing. Use this approach and you’ll almost certainly lose your thread, bring in irrelevancies and spend hours longer than you need.
Have a look at the link below and notice that writing isn’t mentioned until near the end. By using this step-by-step approach you’ll be able to put together an effective report, reasonably quickly.
My best wishes, Paul
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