Hello there 👋 welcome to a new issue of the Supermanagers TLDR newsletter!
First things first. A special shoutout to Alexandra Sunderland (Senior Engineering Manager at Fellow) and the four stellar panelists (Maggie, Jason, Jiaqi, and Johan) who participated in our recent panel about Engineering 1-on-1 meetings. 🥳
If you missed the conversation (or would like to forward the recording to your team), you can catch the replay here.
🎙What’s new on the Supermanagers podcast
- The Habits of Purposeful Leaders: How to Build Systems of Productivity & Improvement with Mike Murchison (CEO at Ada)
- How Slack’s SVP Approaches Culture, Focuses on Outcomes, and Provides Flexibility with Brian Elliot (Executive Leader, Future Forum & SVP at Slack)
Scroll down to read our top takeaways! ⬇⬇⬇
🤩Popular posts in the Fellow blog
- 10 ways to deal with a difficult coworker
- When should Engineering managers write code?
- “Kitchen Sink syndrome” and what you can do about it
- Boost employee productivity with Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory
- Quiet quitting: what it is and signs to look for
🍟The Art of the Meeting youtube interviews
- Creating intentional space for human interaction in a remote world (4 min)
- Startup Co-Founder 1:1 Meeting Template (7 min)
- How Shopify’s Head of Revenue Automation Stays Organized with Fellow (8 min)
🎙Takeaways from the Supermanagers podcast
Episode 119: Mike Murchison (CEO at Ada)
TLDR: CEO of Ada, Mike Murchison, grew Ada from 0 to ~500 people. One thing he found works best for overall success is clarity of goals. But how do you ensure your goals are clear and easily understood? The answer might surprise you. Mike loves thinking about his business goals as…memes.
Memes travel, and people want to share them. They are light and memorable. Clarity is achieved when something is easy to digest – and that’s a major hallmark of memes. So how do you turn your business goals into a successful meme? A good example is Ada’s “30 in 30” catchphrase goal – to automate 30% of customer service inquiries in 30 days or less.
Episode 120: Brian Elliot (Executive Leader, Future Forum & SVP at Slack)
TLDR: During the pandemic, the pendulum swung (for many people) to remote work. Now we are seeing it swing back and companies attempting to move back to an in-person workplace model. But what are the ramifications of that loss of flexibility? For many, it’s cost them their jobs.
The pressure now to return to full-time in person work is extremely difficult for a certain demographic of workers… Namely, those who have found themselves taking on the burden of childcare.
This conversation is an enlightening look at how important workplace flexibility is becoming and how we can get on board.
… and that’s a wrap! We hope that the content we curated inspires you to continue growing as a leader.
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Thanks for being part of our community,
Manuela & the Fellow.app team
