by M-Tracker | Oct 22, 2026 | Briefs and expectations
Briefs and expectations · 3 min readA useful brief answers five questions: what result, for whom, what it must include, what it must not do, and when. You can type those as five lines, or say them out loud in under a minute. Either way, two minutes of...
by M-Tracker | Oct 22, 2026 | Checking AI work
Checking AI work · 3 min readAI does what a new colleague would do with a vague request: something generic. Brief it the same way you would brief a person. Say the result, the reader, the must-haves and the must-nots. Paste an example or the facts it...
by M-Tracker | Oct 22, 2026 | Status and reporting
Status and reporting · 2 min readA monthly business review should answer four questions. Are we on track on the few numbers that matter? What changed, and why? What do we need to decide? What happens next month? Leave out task lists, every metric you can...
by M-Tracker | Oct 22, 2026 | Feedback and reviews
Feedback and reviews · 3 min read"Any feedback?" gets "looks good" or silence. To get useful feedback, share the brief, say what stage the work is at, ask two or three specific questions, and say when you need an answer. Specific questions get specific...
by M-Tracker | Oct 22, 2026 | Checking AI work
Checking AI work · 3 min readAI-written emails go wrong in five common ways: they invent details, write for the wrong reader, run too long, sound fake, or bury the ask. Read the draft once for each pattern before you send. It takes two minutes and saves...
