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conversations on communication - by vincent huang

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these are my notes from every 1:1 i had with my boss at my previous job, with all the company-specific discussion censored so you’re only getting the non-work content. we often talked about communication because it was one of my biggest weaknesses and L is likely the most effective communicator i’ve ever met. i’m not sure how useful this will be for other people but i hope it’s at least interesting? in any case i owe a lot of my growth over the past year to L and am very grateful for these conversations september 2023 - you should Just Ask L: so what do you want to talk about next V: uhh… i’m really not used to leading 1:1s. this is making me uncomfortable L: why is that? V: i guess i’m scared of picking the wrong topics, like, what if the other person has a lot of valuable things to say but never says them because i’m the one deciding all the conversation topics? L: if that’s your concern you should just check in on the other person and ask. this should never deter you from driving co

these are my notes from every 1:1 i had with my boss at my previous job, with all the company-specific discussion censored so you’re only getting the non-work content. we often talked about communication because it was one of my biggest weaknesses and L is likely the most effective communicator i’ve ever met. i’m not sure how useful this will be for other people but i hope it’s at least interesting? in any case i owe a lot of my growth over the past year to L and am very grateful for these conversations september 2023 - you should Just Ask L: so what do you want to talk about next V: uhh……

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