Career & Education
One-To-Ones That Don’t Suck
By cheerful.egg  •  September 4, 2022
Last week, a senior executive in my company did a session on Having Effective One-To-Ones. It sounds like a really simple topic, but I walked away from it feeling like I learnt a bunch of new things. Here are my key takeaways: Shitty One-To-Ones Tell me if any of these scenarios sound familiar to you: The Ramble: You have a lot on your mind. Your manager asks, “So how’s work going?” and you launch into a tirade of different problems, wins, and your frustrations that John from Legal is being such a pain in the ass. Your manager’s questions only serve to bring the conversation down another rabbit hole. You walk away from the one-to-one feeling even more confused than ever. The Status Update: You spend an hour preparing updates about your work, and go through it in painstaking detail with your manager. Your manager’s eyes start glazing over. She fiddles...
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Hey, what’s up? My name’s Lionel. When I was a kid, my favourite comic of all time was Spider-Man. Before he became a superhero, Peter Parker had to deal the day-to-day struggles of a young person: Living with foster parents, grades, bullies, and getting pushed around.
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