The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right

Scrutiny. Who is involved in a project or initiative.

instead of saying, “The contract is ready for review,” say, “Please sign off on the attached contract so I can send it to the team at 12 p.m. ET. I’ve called out all edits as track changes”

The spoken objective of a feedback meeting may be to help you improve, but the unspoken objective is to help your manager feel validated.

Make the announcement

You only get credit for nice-to-do work if you’re on top of your have-to-do tasks.

How can I best deliver my point?

Don’t dwell on the work. Look at the broader experience.

my name is _________ and I am the _________ who is in charge of _________”—as clearly and confidently as possible.

Advisers.

Whenever possible, avoid open-ended questions like “What do you think?” because they can be time-consuming to answer. Instead, try a multiple-choice question