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Manager notes #2 – How to be managed

The way you have been managed will be the foundation on which you will build your own management philosophy. So, part of being a good manager is figuring out how to be managed.

Spend time thinking about what you want

  • what you want to learn, what makes you happy and you want to do is your responsibility, not your manager’s

You are responsible for yourself

  • once you have set a goal for yourself, do what you can to make it happen

Give your manager a break

  • the manager’s job is not to do whatever it takes to make you happy all the time
  • if you resent your manager for whatever reason, you need to move to a different team or look for a new job. If you resent every manger you work for, you might need to think about whether the cause is them or you

Choose your managers wisely

  • when evaluating job opportunities, consider not only the job, the company and the pay but also the manager

Manager notes #1 – What to expect from a manager

Some basics things you need to expect from your manager:

One-on-One meetings

  • create human connection between you and the manager
  • opportunity for you to speak privately with the manager
  • as a senior you would need to drive 1-1s and bring topics for discussion

Feedback and Workplace Guidance

  • the worst thing is not getting/giving feedback at all
  • delivering fast feedback is more valuable than waiting for a convenient time
  • as a senior you could give more feedback to your manager

Training and Career Growth

  • you are responsible for figuring out what types of training you want
  • the manager can contribute to you career growth via promotion and compensation
  • managers can’t guarantee promotions but they can help you build the skills they know the system is looking for

Plato’s philosophy

How to make people more fulfilled?

  • Think harder – bring clarity and order to your mind, don’t follow the popular ideas about love, fame and money
  • Love more wisely – love is a kind of education. Love should be two people growing together and helping each other. You need to get together with a person that have the virtues you don’t have. Enter relationships  less combative  and commit to help your partner to become a better version of himself
  • The importance of beauty – Almost everyone likes beautiful things because they are seen like a part of « the good ». Art. Censorship of the arts. The artists must use the power of the art wisely.
  • Changing society
    • new heroes, models for everyones’ good development
    • censorship – avoid dangerous preachers
    • better education – next generation should be brought by people more qualified than their own parents.

Interests and skills

Interests – things you want to learn about or activities you like

Skills – abilities natural or learned to do things well

  • functional skills – things you do, strengths you have from birth.
  • subject skills – things you know, your expertise
  • personal trait skills – ways you act, ways you handle yourself and interact with the world

The mix of these three kinds of skills makes you unique.

 

Une journée à Avignon

Je suis parti de Paris à Avignon  à 7h dans le matin en TGV. Le voyage a duré 2h:40. C’était la premiere fois que j’ai voyagé vers le Sud. Quand je suis arrivé à Avignon je suis allé visiter le Palais des Papes. Cette grande construction gothique du Moyen Age a été la residence pour 9 papes. J’ai pris trois heure pour visiter ce lieu plein d’histoire.

Personne ne dansait sur Le Pont d’Avignon, le fameux pont sur le Rhone. J’ai passé une heure lá.

J’ai visité le Musée du Petit Palais et je me suis promené dans le centre-ville jusqu’a la fin de la journée.