how to work
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Managing up 101: Make it insanely easy to give you feedback.
One of my direct reports sent this Slack DM and it's a masterclass in simple, direct communication.
No guessing where to find docs.
No follow-up questions on timing.
No confusion about priority levels.
She made it easy--and in less than 1 hour, I was able to provide feedback, give ap... See more
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If you work on anything worthwhile, sooner or later people will care about it and will want you to send progress updates. These could be quarterly investor updates, weekly updates to your boss, emails to adjacent teams, etc. Here are tips on how to do this well.
Understand your role, and with each update add to the body of evidence that you’re a goo
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Novices seek praise. Recognizing strengths builds confidence to keep going.
Experts crave criticism. Seeing shortcomings reveals avenues to keep growing.
Preferring corrections to compliments is a sign of skill. The better you get, the more determined you become to get better.
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