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Josh Gratsch's avatar

Sounding smart is incompatible with creating practical understanding, especially when it comes to communicating vision and strategy. The counterintuitive reality is that people crave the 5-year-old version of an idea to grasp how to translate it to their work.

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Nick Makris's avatar

So true Josh. I’ve come to appreciate simplicity

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Reputation Intelligence's avatar

Precisely.

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Bette A. Ludwig, PhD 🌱's avatar

I worked in higher education, and they’re the epitome of talking in circles, leaving you thinking, ‘I don’t even know what any of that means.’

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Nick Makris's avatar

Seems to be a recurring theme !

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The Hidden Side of Leadership's avatar

Love the jargon translator! Thanks, I will pass your article along.

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Nick Makris's avatar

Glad you enjoyed it !!

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Joel Trammell's avatar

If a message can’t be simply explained, it’s a sign we don’t understand it ourselves.

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Nick Makris's avatar

Oh that is so so true

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