Giving senior leaders short, clear updates that state the point, the decision needed and the key facts.
Good work shows: Leads with the decision or ask; keeps updates brief and to the point; brings options with a recommendation.
Communicating with leaders is one of the communication skills on FinderK.
The job simulations and Skill Paths below include work that is checked for this skill. You do the work in an original fictional company and get feedback on it.
Social media coordinator at Wren and Dale Garden Centres
About 65 minutes. Included in Plus.
The agency says photos are the garden centre's best posts and wants more of them. Measure October properly, plan November's biggest moments within budget and the advertising rules, and handle a complaint that is spreading in the comments.
Skills: Compare content performance like for like; Plan content around business moments within a budget; Follow advertising and giveaway rules; Handle a public complaint without promising or arguing
Learning and development coordinator at Corran Foods
About 70 minutes. Included in Plus.
Fourteen training requests and a budget that covers about half. Allocate it by the policy, check the compliance dates yourself, say no to a director's favourite course with a real alternative, and re-plan when Finance cuts the budget.
Skills: Allocate a budget by a published order of priority; Check requests against records before funding; Say no to a senior manager with a real alternative; Re-plan quickly when the budget changes