Career advice
- DoWorking with others
Say whether you're exploring or deciding
Three words at the start that save a lot of crossed wires
2 minutesTry it - DoWorking with others
Say you're thinking before you go quiet
One sentence that turns an awkward silence into a promise
2 minutesTry it - DoWorking with others
Ask for help that's easy to give
Three lines that turn a vague plea into five minutes of real help
5 minutesTry it - WatchWorking with others
Clean Streets
Two sanitation workers, one route, and a friendship built on it
A few minutesWatch it - DoWorking with others
Celebrate a small win with your team
Five minutes a week to show your team the ground it covered
5 minutes a weekTry it - DoWorking with others
Make someone's good work visible
Two minutes that can change how a manager sees their own team
5 minutesTry it - 5 minutesTry it
- ReadWorking with your manager
Questions for our first 1:1
A first 1:1 that starts with what makes you grumpy
4 minutesRead it - DoGetting ahead
Say yes to the right stretch
Pick your stretches on purpose, and say what gives to make room
5 minutesTry it - DoWorking with others
Share the why, not just the task
Hand off the goal with the task, and get fewer check-in questions later
5 minutesTry it - DoFeedback
Tell someone what their feedback changed
The two-sentence note that keeps honest people honest with you
5 minutesTry it - ListenWorkload & wellbeing
An Antidote to Loneliness
When you work with people all day and still feel on your own
50 minutesListen
Tell Truest what you’re dealing with
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