Today, I’m grateful for shorthand. In leadership—and in life—when you get to know people well, you begin to understand their shorthand. Earlier, a few members of my team and I were preparing for a presentation. It was just a dry run, loosely modeled after what we expect on the actual day. Yet as we moved through it, I could look around the room and almost immediately know where each person stood and what they were likely to say. That kind of familiarity made the prep session feel smooth, collaborative, and full of trust.