Davina Stanley shares how to set your team up to deliver better papers and presentations to senior decision makers in a fraction of the time. Few people, it seems, enjoy preparing papers and presentations for senior leaders and Boards. Equally, leaders and Boards frequently complain about the mediocrity of such papers. Despite this, all concerned aim for papers that support rich discussions that lead to better and faster decisions. Nobody enjoys unproductive meetings discussing details that lead to more questions than answers. Yet this is where many senior teams and Boards find themselves. In Elevate , Davina Stanley helps you change this dynamic by lifting the quality of thinking in your team's papers without rewriting them yourself. Set you and your team up to work at level so all of you add more value. Elevate explains how to Set you and your team up to work at level so all of you add more value. - Iterate quickly around the substance of the messaging rather than meddling in the minutiae. - Deliver better papers in a fraction of the time. Learn how top-tier private, public and not-for-profit teams globally have lifted their game. 'Davina provides a really clear and concise roadmap to quality board presentations and the methodologies needed to get the best team results.' - Wayne Lewis, Board Chair, Ballarat Hospital 'Before I read Elevate, preparing board papers was a chore. Davina Stanley has opened my eyes to the great opportunity that exists as a senior leader to not only build the capability of my team, but also efficiently extract enormous value from the board reporting process. I highly commend this focused and practical guide and suggest it should be the standard approach adopted by organisations everywhere.' - Daniel Musson, Chief Experience Officer, Australian Meat Industry Superannuation Fund 'Elevate is an engaging, punchy and pragmatic book that will help you communicate better. It reminds us all to get to the very heart of the matter, and to think of communication as a valued corporate competence and source of competitive advantage. Implementing the invaluable lessons within the book will encourage more insightful thinking and inevitably deliver real commercial value to your organisation.' - Adam Bennett, former CEO, NSW Land Registry Services 'This guide is so effective for teaching and embedding more powerful communication within a team. Elevate is enjoyable and easy to read with relatable content and stories of the all too familiar and painful paper review cycles we find ourselves in. I love Davina's practical advice for how to break unproductive patterns to save time and to empower leaders and contributors. Her detailed workshop schedule and metrics to track tangible improvement are so valuable, her book is now required reading in my team!' - Jasmine Parer, Service Design Lead, HSBC