[TeMPOraL]

It's not about interactions. Sure, some people prefer or respond better to talk than to reading, or video, etc. But if the execs can't articulate their plan in writing, and can only explain it over words, it's a good indication they don't understand it themselves and it's probably nonsense - for the same reason your exciting, beautiful solution to a programming problem falls apart when you're three lines into writing it down.

Turns out, people have only so much working memory, but are good at covering for it with emotions.

[hnlmorg]

Sure. But when all hands meetings are done well then they aren’t just about communicating company strategy. They’re about the employees too.

You’ll see demos from colleagues in different departments who you might not normally work with. And individuals praised for specific wins.

A good all hands should be for the staff, not for the execs. And that’s the harder skill execs need to learn: when to stfu and let their staff have screen time.

If all hands is done well, it brings the business closer and motivates employees in ways that an email couldn’t. However this is lost on most execs and so all hands often ends up being an ego trip for themselves, and when that happens the thats when things need to be communicated via email.