Tips for Work and Life with Andrew LaCivita

This is How You Determine Which Skills to Build

Jan 20, 2026
A lesson hidden inside weekly status reports reveals which career skills to build. Learn what data points to capture and how to present them for impact. Hear ways to streamline collection, tailor delivery for leaders, and polish your communication. Discover why small, repeatable skills around deliverables often drive promotions.
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INSIGHT

Status Reports Reveal Hidden Performance Signals

  • A status report is rich with signals about process, accuracy, completeness, and speed.
  • Andrew LaCivita shows that weekly deliverables reveal many hidden performance dimensions beyond content.
ADVICE

Optimize Data Quality And Delivery

  • Evaluate reports for data quality: accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and distortion.
  • Optimize collection and delivery so executives get exactly what they need quickly and reliably.
INSIGHT

Deliverables Are Weekly Skill Tests

  • Deliverables test a wide array of communication and teaching skills beyond written content.
  • Weekly execution cycles are micro-experiments that expose where to invest skill development.
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