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The CFO went quiet for eleven minutes — I recognized it immediately

published · May 3, 4:28 PM · $2.80 total · published 56d ago
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Plan (drafter input)

planner Client Engagement War Stories

Brett was on-site in Atlanta. The client's CFO had gone quiet in the room for eleven minutes. Everyone was nervous. Brett recognized this as a 'buying signal.' He had seen it before. He let the silence sit. He did not let the silence sit — he built a 2x2 on the whiteboard. The CFO nodded. Tyler from the Atlanta office tried to speak. Brett put a hand up. Button: Brett says 'sometimes the room just needs a framework.'

Pillar 3, video. War story format is ideal for talking-head delivery. Named characters (CFO, Tyler), specific detail (eleven minutes, the 2x2), classic Brett heroism arc.

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Script

So we're on-site in Atlanta. Full room. And the CFO — goes quiet. [pause] Eleven minutes. I counted. Everyone else got nervous. I could see it. Tyler from the Atlanta office actually started to speak. [pause] I put my hand up. Because I recognized what was happening. I have seen this before. That is a buying signal. That is a man processing a framework at scale. So I did not panic. I walked to the whiteboard. Built a two-by-two. Effort versus impact, classic quadrant model, very clean execution. The CFO looks up. Nods. Once. Slowly. [pause] That's the whole thing. Sometimes the room doesn't need more words. Sometimes the room just needs a framework.

Caption

eleven minutes of silence and I knew exactly what to do #consulting #leadership #corporatelife #bigfour

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