Skill

Prepare the catch-up briefing

Pulls together a short pre-call brief on the contact — recent moves, current context, last conversation threads, and two or three genuine questions — so the consultant arrives current.

In / outNamed contact + CRM/news sources → pre-call brief with context, conversation threads, and questions

You might say…

I have shown up to catch-ups not knowing the person had just changed jobs — this makes sure that never happens.

What it does

Pulls together a short pre-call brief on the contact — recent moves, what is going on in their world, last conversation threads, and 2-3 things to genuinely ask about — so the consultant arrives current and the conversation deepens the relationship. Single judgement call run just before the meeting. Distinct from drafting the invite.

Trigger: Use just before a confirmed catch-up call or coffee to arrive prepared rather than improvising.

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