Monday Motivation: Clear Communication Is A Gift

Good morning everybody. Good morning. It is September 1st. It is my daughter's birthday tomorrow. She's gonna be churning Big 11. Hope everybody is having a wonderful weekend and a long extended weekend to those that have time away again. My name is Luke Wendtland. I'm the founder of Cadre. I've been here since day one. It's always an honor and privilege to be here with you all. Thanks for showing up. I started to see all the names pop in. It's what I live for on a beautiful Monday morning. Every Monday at 8am it's always my favorite thing to show up and show up for you all.

But I just want to share a little conversation here today with something I kind of, to be frank, struggle with, which is clear, concise communication and you'll hear know clear is kind, right? Clear is kind, clarity is king and queen and all of those things, right? And so I always kind of break it down into like really these, these three buckets for clear communication. Like number one, I always ask now my 11 year old, but can my 10 year old understand what I'm trying to share? Like can my 10 year old understand what I'm trying to share?

Does this resonate? Could she be able to write down what I'm asking? That's number one. Number two are the directions and, or the directions and steps, are they clear? And have I laid out a one through three step if you will like step one, step two, step three. Here's the two things you need to do. Here are the three actions you can take, blah blah blah. Then the last but not least is do they understand the desirable outcome or action that I'm seeking. So again, these are kind of like my thoughts, my head about clear and concise communication specifically with individuals that I work with, right?

Like I, number one, if I would read this back or could my 10 year old understand exactly what I'm saying? My soon to be 11. Number two, have I outlaid, have I laid out the appropriate steps to take action? ABCD 1, 2, 3. Here's the three things you need to know. Etc, right? And then last but not least is, is the desired action or outcome that I'm looking for or they understand that they need to fulfill. Readily available, easy to understand all of the things, right? So those are the three things.

And to be frank, like I said, it's something I struggle with. It's something I truly struggle with. And you know, I'm working on a project right now over the last few days in a project that nobody really wants to be Thrust in. But you know, we've been asked to support, which is Cadre, and we're going to do it very happily to do whatever it takes to help the families that needed or necessary here in our backyard of Minneapolis. They're involved with the shooting. It's even kind of still hard to say at the Annunciation School.

And so some communication moves forward and some communication rolls out. And you always kind of sense and see, you know, which individuals are really smooth with communication and which individuals are you following up questions and more questions and more questions and questions aren't bad. Question's not a bad thing. You know, following up questions, asking for, you know, specifics, just ensuring the communication is spot on, etc. And I'm bringing this up today strictly on the basis of, you know, I'm responsible currently right now for basically, you know, call it 40 to 50 individuals that are going to be flying, you know, into Minneapolis St.

Paul in the next few days. And I'm responsible for all the flights, all the communication, et cetera. And what I found really quickly is that I need to shore up that communication and make it even easier. That is, would Ada, would my 10 year old understand the communication? Part 2? Am I giving specific directions and steps 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5 and then last but not least is what's my desired outcome? IE could 8 understand it? Here's the three things I need to do. And then last but not least of course is we are have your plane travel booked and here's the ticket.

So I'm just giving like an example of something that, you know, it's a real time, it's real in my life that I'm dealing with, that I'm sharing and I'm speaking to that sometimes, you know, can get missed or some things can get lost in translation. And this is not about a crisis moment, it's about normal communication through your life. Right? Just normal communication through life. Like did that make sense? Is it understandable? Is there action to be taken? And last but not least is what are those outcomes and desirable outcomes.

So with that being said, that's just what I really wanted to discuss today is just always remember like from a communication and a clarity based perspective, is your message super clear, super kind? Is it effective? Is it direct? You know, is it those things so you can be a clear, more wise contributor of communication in our planet. So that's number one. Number two, it is Labor Day weekend. So I just want to wish you all great time with your families today. If you have today off, take it in. Be safe, enjoy it.

Do the best you can to find some time to maybe it's heal, maybe it's recover, maybe it's relax, maybe it's get your workout in, whatever's needed or necessary for you and your life. But I just wanted to share those two things today which I think are very important, both communication, clear and concise. Communication is so vital and important right now. And then it's Labor Day weekend. Enjoy the time away with your family. Take it in, love it up, live it up. Be safe. And send those thoughts and prayers, though, to our backyard here in Minneapolis St.

Paul. It's desperately needed right now for all the families that have been affected by the Annunciation shooting and their families, families and the teachers that are heading back or that already have went back and the students that are going back, that are anxious, etc. So. So let's. Let's just wrap our arms around a lot of people and just love out care and out love right now, I think, is what it's all about. So take care of y'. All. Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend. I'll be sending love to you and yours here for you.

Please let us know if we need anything and take care of y'. All. Bye. Bye. Thanks again.