TLDR: Do you know how to best work with yourself?
Last week, a friend asked me to share my “User Manual.”
I hadn’t thought about it in a while, but Google Drive doesn’t forget.
A few years ago, I was stepping into a new role, leading a team of people much smarter and better at their jobs than I would be. I wasn’t quite sure how I would develop a culture where I could be seen as an asset rather than a roadblock, and I was given the advice to write a user manual.
How best to work with me. What I was good at, and what I wasn’t. How to get the most out of our working relationship.
I’m not sure how I would measure success on something like this, but over the years, many people have gravitated toward the idea, asked for me to share my own, and followed on by writing one for themselves.
If you’re interested, here’s a more in-depth article and template you can use.
And in the spirit of oversharing, here’s mine.
See you Monday.