Use 'proactive flash tags' to map stakeholder involvement before decision deliberations begin
Shishir Mehrotra · Rituals of Great Decision-Making | Lenny & Friends Summit 2024 · Oct 31, 2024 · at 22:10
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Shishir Mehrotra, CEO of Coda, describes how Coda adapted Dharmesh Shah's flash tags into a proactive stakeholder management ritual.
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“So our marketing team came up with this idea, and they called proactive flash tags. It's a pretty simple idea. We built a list of decisions we're trying to make, and we added four columns that kind of map to those four flash tags. It says, I don't need to be involved. Just let me know the decision. I'd like to give input, or I may have strong opinions. And the idea is all the stakeholders are supposed to come, and you're supposed to pre-indicate where you're likely to be on this topic.”
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