Help Your Manager Help You With Career Goals

Shreyas Doshi · 1m · transcribed 9h ago

Section Insights

# 0:00

Using the Working Backwards Tool

How can I have a productive career conversation with my manager?

Engage in a career conversation with your manager and express gratitude for their time and insights.

Initiate a career conversation with your manager.
Express appreciation for their guidance.
Aim for clarity in your career path.

# 0:15

Seeking Clarity Through Working Backwards

What can enhance my understanding of my career progression?

Creating a working backwards view of your career goals can provide further clarity.

Request a structured view of your career progression.
Focus on what the next level looks like.
Clarify your goals with your manager.

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Action Items for Career Development

What steps should I take to plan my career advancement?

Identify specific impact, outputs, and visibility goals for the next nine months.

Set clear, measurable goals for your career.
Consider the necessary outputs and visibility needed.
Plan actionable steps towards your career advancement.

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Creating Artifacts for Collaboration

How can I collaborate with my manager on my career goals?

Get your manager's permission to share a draft of your working backwards view in your next one-on-one.

Seek permission before sharing your career plans.
Collaborate with your manager on your development.
Use artifacts to facilitate discussions about your career.

# 1:00

Anticipating Manager's Response

What should I expect when I present my career plan to my manager?

The expected response from your manager should be positive, likely a 'yes' to your proposal.

Prepare for a supportive response from your manager.
Anticipate agreement on your career development plan.
Confidence in your proposal can lead to positive outcomes.

Transcript

0:02 the main thing I'll share here is you want to use the working backwards tool so what you want to do is you want to have a career conversation with your manager and at the end of that career conversation what I want you to say to your manager is this was super helpful thank you for taking the time this gives me a lot of clarity I I feel like what would give me even further Clarity is if

0:23 we created a working backwards view of what it would look like for me to be at this next level and so perhaps I can take the action item to create that working backwards view of where do I need to be 9 months from now impact wise outputs wise and visibility wise etc etc what you wouldn't then do is you want to create some artifact But first you want to get your manager's permission which is like is it okay if in our next one-on-one I

0:53 shared a draft working backwards view of what it might look like so we could work together on it ask questions where the answer is a foregone conclusion right so the only answer they can give is yes

Summary

The speaker emphasizes the importance of having a structured career conversation with your manager using the "working backwards" tool to clarify your career progression. By outlining a clear path to the next level, you can gain valuable insights and create a collaborative plan for your development.

- Initiate a career conversation with your manager to discuss your career goals.
- Express gratitude for the discussion to establish a positive tone.
- Propose creating a "working backwards" view to outline your path to the next level.
- Identify specific metrics for success, such as impact, outputs, and visibility over the next nine months.
- Seek your manager's permission to share a draft of this plan in your next one-on-one meeting.
- Frame your request in a way that makes it easy for your manager to agree.
- Use the working backwards approach to clarify expectations and responsibilities.