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Take care of the weeds by watering the flowers
I’m not a people manager in my current role, but I have done my share of interviewing, hiring, and managing. I am always interested in learning different ways to think about the process. I came across five absolute gems on hiring and retaining great employees from a recent Tim Ferriss interview with Danny Meyer, the…
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Have you tried explaining that to an alien?
I’ve written before about how to help someone new at work, and getting feedback is one of my favorite topics related to being better at your craft. It just so happens that a very underrated way to practice giving and getting feedback is to be in charge of “onboarding” new people to your team (or…
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How to help someone new (and also help yourself)
Helping new team members is one of the many things omitted from every job description. Here’s a few different ways to think about increasing empathy towards new team members and being more useful.
Writing and drawings by Nick.
