Summary: The author discusses common workplace challenges related to meetings, feedback, and communication. Tips include setting clear expectations for leaving meetings on time and managing work-life balance by communicating availability. Additionally, it’s important to take initiative and solve problems independently while knowing when to escalate issues.
But if my manager’s manager was there (or even more senior), it’s likely to be a bad idea. Always know when to be flexible with your plans. (View Highlight)
But if my manager’s manager was there (or even more senior), it’s likely to be a bad idea. Always know when to be flexible with your plans. (View Highlight)
Make contacting you an explicit interruption act by them, instead of you interrupting yourself. What I mean is that you should be able to relax and not think about work. If you’re constantly checking your phone, it’ll bother you. (View Highlight)
I’ve certainly had a minor panic when I couldn’t find the key engineer on a project which just blew up. (View Highlight)
But being available is wildly different from being online. (View Highlight)
Make contacting you an explicit interruption act by them, instead of you interrupting yourself. What I mean is that you should be able to relax and not think about work. If you’re constantly checking your phone, it’ll bother you. (View Highlight)
I’ve certainly had a minor panic when I couldn’t find the key engineer on a project which just blew up. (View Highlight)
But being available is wildly different from being online. (View Highlight)
When possible, question the assumptions which went into a conclusion or decision. For example, someone says, “Our most important task is Y.“ And you’re convinced it’s X. (View Highlight)
What doesn’t work is when you attempt to drive a metric which doesn’t have a clear line of sight into improved finances. (View Highlight)
That’s because “approve my choice or reject it” is wildly, amazingly easier than “Choose for me.” (View Highlight)
I act independently, as if my manager fully approves of all the choices I make (View Highlight)