Run an executive 'ask me anything'

An 'ask me anything' (AMA) gives employees more access to your executive team. It can help people better understand the company and it's mission, and provides a great way for everyone to get to know the execs.

Steps

1. Create an #exec-ama channel
2. Ask the team to submit questions
3. Executives can start answering questions at any time

Step 1: Create an #exec-ama channel

Tips 

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• Make sure your executive team has agreed to participate!
• Executives should know the frequency with which they'll need to respond to questions. They could respond on an ad-hoc basis, or host weekly or monthly sessions.

Here is a template communicating the benefits of executive AMAs

Step 2: Ask the team to submit questions

Tips 

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• Consider providing guidelines so that people know what a good question looks like.

Here are some example guidelines

Step 3: Executives can start answering questions at any time 

Tips 

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• Consider posting responses in threads in order to keep the channel neat and tidy.