{"id":6409,"date":"2023-06-09T10:56:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T10:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forest-1041a2.ingress-bonde.ewp.live\/line-management-11-promises-from-a-manager\/"},"modified":"2023-06-09T10:56:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T10:56:47","slug":"line-management-11-promises-from-a-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/line-management-11-promises-from-a-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Line Management: 11 promises from a manager"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Love this from Matthew Rechs, a senior product leader, business and career coach for creative people. See more from Matthew at Business Letters.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. We\u2019ll have a weekly 1:1. I\u2019ll never cancel this meeting, but you can cancel it whenever you like. It\u2019s your time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Our 1:1 agenda will be in the meeting invite so we remember important topics. But you\u2019re always free to use the time for whatever\u2019s on your mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. When I schedule a meeting with you, I\u2019ll always say *when I schedule it* what it\u2019s meant to be about. I will not schedule meetings without an agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. When I drop into your DM\u2019s, I\u2019ll always say \u201chi and why.\u201d No suspense, no small talk while you are wondering what I want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. News or announcements that significantly impact you, your work, or your team will come from me directly in a 1:1, not revealed in a big meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. You\u2019ll get feedback from me when it\u2019s fresh. There will be no feedback in your performance review that you\u2019re hearing for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. I trust you to manage your own time. You don\u2019t need to clear with me in advance your time AFK or OOO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. Your work gets done your way. My focus is on outcomes, not output. Once we\u2019re clear on where we need to go, how to get there is up to you. If I ever find it necessary to suggest a specific approach, I will supply an example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. A team is strongest when it\u2019s working together, looking after one another, and taking care of each other. Please look to your left and to your right for opportunities to help your colleagues. Please ask for help when you need it. Nobody works alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. I trust you to skip level and talk to my manager or other senior management about anything you feel is relevant. You don\u2019t need to clear it with me, and I\u2019m not going to get weird about it when you do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11. I will attribute credit appropriately to you and your team. I will never exaggerate my own role or minimize your contribution. I\u2019ll be especially certain to nail down attribution when senior management are hearing of our accomplishments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If all of this sounds good to you, I hope you can reciprocate by giving me the one thing I need most: The truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I want to hear your feedback, to know when you think I\u2019m wrong, and your ideas for how we can do better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ll always welcome your thoughts, listen patiently, and never respond defensively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If we trust each other, we can learn and grow together. 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