The Manager's Handbook
Show up to every meeting 100 percent prepared. • Craft an opinion and deliver it with conviction (and data). • Stay open to others’ ideas, not just your own. • Let the best argument win, even if it isn’t yours (and often it isn’t). • Feel free to stand up and shout, but never make the argument personal. • Always listen—really listen—to minority vie
... See moreMorten T. Hansen • Great at Work: How Top Performers Do Less, Work Better, and Achieve More
Boundaries: Are there any topics we should avoid during the talk? What is the room like? Will I be able to see the audience? How many people will be in the room? What time of day am I speaking? Is it okay to ask questions of the audience or ask them to interact with each other in a workshop-like activity? How does your audience feel about the use o
... See moreBob Gower • Radical Alignment: How to Have Game-Changing Conversations That Will Transform Your Business and Your Life

And it takes less effort to treat someone as part of a team if you bump into them regularly. Zoom meetings and phone calls are better than nothing, but there’s something to be said for random serendipity. There are interactions that are a) valuable, b) not worth interrupting someone over, but c) worth talking about if an interruption happens at ran... See more