Effective Career Conversations With Your Manager

Shreyas Doshi · 0m · transcribed 18d ago

Section Insights

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Initiating Career Conversations

How should I start a career conversation with my manager?

Begin by expressing gratitude for the conversation and indicating that it provided clarity. Suggest creating a working backwards view to outline your career progression.

Express appreciation to your manager for their time.
Indicate that the conversation was helpful for your clarity.
Propose creating a working backwards view for future goals.

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Creating a Working Backwards View

What is a working backwards view and how do I create it?

A working backwards view outlines where you need to be in 9 months regarding impact, outputs, and visibility. It should be a collaborative effort with your manager.

Define clear goals for the next 9 months.
Focus on impact, outputs, and visibility in your plan.
Collaborate with your manager to refine your working backwards view.

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Seeking Manager's Permission

Why is it important to get my manager's permission?

Getting your manager's permission ensures that they are on board with your plan and allows for collaborative input in the next steps.

Always seek your manager's approval before sharing drafts.
Collaboration enhances the quality of your working backwards view.
Permission fosters a supportive environment for career development.

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Framing Questions for Positive Responses

How can I frame questions to ensure positive responses from my manager?

Ask questions that lead to affirmative answers, making it easy for your manager to agree and support your initiatives.

Frame questions to elicit 'yes' responses.
Encourage a positive dialogue with your manager.
Use strategic questioning to build support for your career goals.

Transcript

0:00 the main thing I'll share here is you want to use the working backwards tool 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 we created a working backwards view of

0:21 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 what you want to 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 shared a draft working

0:45 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 a manager, advocating for the use of a "working backwards" tool to clarify career progression. By outlining specific goals and expectations for the next nine months, employees can create a roadmap for their advancement while ensuring alignment with their manager.

- Initiate a career conversation with your manager for clarity on your career path.
- Propose creating a "working backwards" view to outline what success looks like at the next level.
- Define specific impact, outputs, and visibility goals for the next nine months.
- Seek your manager's permission to share a draft of the working backwards view in a future one-on-one.
- Frame questions in a way that leads to affirmative answers from your manager.
- Use the conversation to foster collaboration and alignment on career objectives.