Exploring Communication

Prompt #3

-Steve

I interviewed my brother-in-law, Martins, who is a KPS Capital Partners Associate in New York City. When I asked him what he writes and how he writes it. Martins stated that although he does not write much, he does read a lot. He has to read a lot of research and summarize what he has learned into short summaries and turn this information into investment committee reports and presentations. So there is writing that goes with putting together presentations and reports but it is not much. However, Martins also said that he does a good amount of writing in his emails, which he uses to communicate with his co-workers daily.

Next, I asked him what were some common misconceptions in his field. Martins responded with a few chuckles and said that everyone in finance is always made out to be stuck up jerks that only care about themselves and their money. However, he told me that is far from the truth, he has met a lot of very kind and selfless people in his field and is friends with many of them. He also stated that it is those few individuals that you come across that give people in the finance field a poor image.

Lastly, I asked him about the communication at his workplace. Martins emphasized that this was a very crucial and important part of his job. Everyone at his workplace communicates through emails, sending anywhere between twenty to fifty emails a day. Nonetheless, he also has daily meetings with his co-workers to discuss certain projects, share information, and make sure everyone is on the same page. Along with emails and meetings, they also hold conference calls if work needs to be done from home on the weekends or if one of the co-workers is out of town on business.

Overall, communication is a very important aspect in the business world and we are able to see this through the information given by Martins.

Sources:
Martins Trautmanis (Brother-in-Law, KPS Capital Partners Associate) Garg, Nishi Grover. "The Real Key to Agile Success: Communication | Page 1."AgileConnection. N.p., 23 Mar. 2016. Web. 12 Apr. 2017.