Managing Up

Should I Care about "Manager READMEs"?

Sep 4, 2019

30:21

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The Mark of Well Delineated Values in Your Manager Read Me

01:39

The Dunning-Kruger of Self-Awareness

01:45

Managing Upshow

01:41

Introduction

3min

I'm Not Here to Make Friends - It's a Non Apologies for How You Are

2min

Are You Self Indulgent in Writing a Bio?

2min

What's Your Opinion on Manager Readmees?

3min

What Are Some Examples of Good and Bad Contractual Clauses?

2min

Creating Space for People to Do Their Best Work

2min

Is There a Framework for Communicating Differently?

2min

The Dunning-Kruger of Self-Awareness

2min

The True Tilt Profile

4min

10.

Is There a Good Form of Ambition?

2min

11.

The Mark of Well Delineated Values in Your Manager Read Me

2min

12.

Is There a Lever in a Read Me?

2min

13.

Is There a Marker of Maturity in Engineers?

2min

14.

Managing Upshow

2min

There is a healthy and active debate in the management community around Manager READMEs. Are they self-indulgent excuses for asking people to "deal with" your shortcomings? Or an essential tool to guide future conversations? Nick and Brandon explore the nuance in there and how their views about Manager READMEs have evolved (and continue to evolve) as they're exposed to more examples of them in practice.

Notes:

Jay Desai's Indespensable Guide for the Modern Manager
- https://firstround.com/review/the-indispensable-document-for-the-modern-manager/
Calmille Fournier's I Hate Manager READMEs
- https://medium.com/@skamille/i-hate-manager-readmes-20a0dd9a70d0