Six Reader Questions About Meetings, Feedback, Communication, and Ideas

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  • Author: Dave Anderson
  • Full Title: Six Reader Questions About Meetings, Feedback, Communication, and Ideas
  • Category:articles
  • 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.
  • URL: https://www.scarletink.com/p/six-reader-questions

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  • 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)