Purposes and Types of Leadership Communication Reports

Discusses all of the important components of a business or business idea, including value proposition, feasibility, and profitability. Follows standard content expectations, such as those provided by the Small Business Administration.

• Business plans

• Research/

  investigative

• Policy

• Sales/

  marketing

Outlines the status of the tasks in a project, including work completed, work remaining, and anticipated delays Sometimes includes analysis for discussion or preliminary conclusions for testing with audiences.

• Meetings

• Procedure

• Progress

• Request for Proposal

Includes financial performance for reporting purposes, such as to the SEC for public companies

• Proposals

• Feasibility

• Operational

• Financial

Provides the sales achievements and figures for a standard period of time (a week, month, or quarter).

Often includes sales prospects and protections and could focus on market trends, positioning, and product development.

• Business plans

• Sales/ marketing

• Research/investigative

• Performance appraisals

Varies across industries and companies, but may include overall operational/protect performance or compliance to regulations, such as health, safety, and environmental.

• Operational

• Procedure

• Policy

• Annual

Provides a summary of the major topics discussed.

Usually includes date, attendees, old business, new business, and action items.

• Feasibility

• Performance appraisals

• Financial

• Meetings

Reports on the results of research and often provides recommendations on actions. Includes investigative research, analysts reports, benchmarking.

• Proposals

• Progress

• Research/investigative

• Request for Proposal

Explains the steps to be completed to accomplish some goal. Usually presents the actions in chronological order.

• Operational

• Procedure

• Feasibility

• Progress

Summarizes the organizational regulations or guidelines that govern employee behavior.

• Performance appraisals

• Operational

• Annual

• Policy

Documents the quality of an employee’s work with the intention of creating needed legal records and providing feedback to improve performance.

• Performance appraisals

• Progress

• Meetings

• Business plans