Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Executive level Play book like a manager

Creating a manager's playbook as an executive can be a powerful tool to standardize processes and set clear expectations. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you craft a playbook, even if you’re not yet a manager:

### 1. **Understand the Objective**
   - **Purpose**: Define why the playbook is needed. Is it to improve team efficiency, standardize processes, or onboard new employees?
   - **Goals**: Set clear, measurable goals for what the playbook should achieve.

### 2. **Research and Gather Information**
   - **Best Practices**: Research industry best practices and gather input from current managers and experienced colleagues.
   - **Existing Processes**: Document current processes and identify areas for improvement.

### 3. **Outline the Content**
   - **Introduction**: Start with the purpose and goals of the playbook.
   - **Roles and Responsibilities**: Clearly define the roles and responsibilities of each team member.
   - **Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)**: Outline detailed procedures for routine tasks.
   - **Checklists**: Include checklists for daily, weekly, and monthly tasks.
   - **Templates and Tools**: Provide templates and tools that can be used to streamline processes.
   - **Best Practices**: Highlight proven methods and techniques.

### 4. **Draft the Playbook**
   - **Structure**: Use a clear, easy-to-follow structure. Divide the playbook into sections with headings and subheadings.
   - **Visuals**: Incorporate diagrams, flowcharts, and visuals to illustrate processes.

### 5. **Collaborate and Refine**
   - **Feedback**: Share the draft with colleagues and managers for feedback.
   - **Revise**: Make necessary revisions based on the feedback received.

### 6. **Implement and Train**
   - **Training Sessions**: Conduct training sessions to familiarize the team with the playbook.
   - **Access**: Ensure the playbook is easily accessible to all team members.

### 7. **Monitor and Update**
   - **Regular Reviews**: Schedule regular reviews of the playbook to ensure it remains relevant and up-to-date.
   - **Continuous Improvement**: Encourage team members to provide feedback for continuous improvement.

### Example Outline for a Playbook
1. **Introduction**
   - Purpose
   - Goals

2. **Team Roles and Responsibilities**
   - Executive Level
   - Manager Level
   - Staff Level

3. **Standard Operating Procedures**
   - Daily Tasks
   - Weekly Tasks
   - Monthly Tasks

4. **Checklists**
   - Meeting Preparation
   - Project Planning
   - Performance Reviews

5. **Templates and Tools**
   - Project Plans
   - Reporting Templates
   - Communication Templates

6. **Best Practices**
   - Communication Strategies
   - Time Management
   - Conflict Resolution

By taking these steps, you'll create a comprehensive and effective playbook that can help streamline operations and improve team performance. Would you like any specific templates or examples for any of these sections?

Play book for a Manager

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Would you like more detailed information on any specific step?

Saturday, October 26, 2024

Know your Worth

A violinist played for 45 minutes in the New York subway. A handful of people stopped, a couple clapped, and the violinist raised about $30 in tips.

No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. In that subway, Joshua played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.

Two days before he played in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out a Boston theatre, and the seats averaged about $100.

The experiment proved that the extraordinary in an ordinary environment does not shine and is so often overlooked and undervalued.

There are brilliantly talented people everywhere who aren't receiving the recognition and reward they deserve. But once they arm themselves with value and confidence and remove themselves from an environment that isn’t serving them, they thrive and grow.

Your gut is telling you something. Listen to it if it's telling you where you are isn't enough!

Go where you are appreciated and valued.
Know Your Worth. 💪

Sunday, October 20, 2024

Delete your graduation year from your resume


Delete your graduation 🎓 year from your resume.

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Now as tempting as it might be, you don't want to use this as a venting session. Instead, try this.

I definitely had some amazing highlights from my previous experience that has allowed me to build significant expertise in x,y,z areas that have really contributed to my core skill set. 

And although it was an organization that I could really see myself growing with, they started enabling certain behaviors that were no longer in line with my own values. Despite that, I'm really grateful for the opportunity because it's given me even more clarity in what I want in my next steps.

And I'm really excited speaking with you today because everything that x company stands for is very much in line with my own career aspirations. You've got this!

Monday, October 7, 2024

The Boss is Always Right.

 When I take a long time, I'm slow. 

When my boss takes a long time, he is thorough. 


When I don't do it, I'm lazy.

When my boss doesn't do it, he is too busy. 


When I do something without being told, I'm trying to be smart. 

When my boss does the same, that is initiative.



When I do good, my boss never remembers. 

When I do wrong, he never forgets.


When I make a mistake, I'm an idiot.

When my boss makes a mistake, he is only human.


When I'm out of the office, I'm wandering around.

When my boss is out of the office, he is on business.


The boss is always right.

Friday, October 4, 2024

Know your Rights, Make a Paper Trail to HR

You've got to stop calling HR to report complaints. They want you to call them. They want you to talk to them in person.

They say it's because they want to have a personal connection, but that is bogus. They're doing this because they don't want a paper trail of your complaint. Because if you get illegally fired or things get worse and you sue, they can come back and say well, you never told us about the problem.

That is why all complaints to HR should be in writing. And if you do a call, always follow up with a recap email. This establishes a paper trail and it makes it much harder for them to lie.
Tq

When the Manager want you to stay late

🧟 Hey Veronica, um, do you think you could stay a little late tonight? Just maybe like an hour or two? 

🧕 Yeah, I don't mind. I can use the overtime.

🧟 I'm actually not authorized to pay overtime right now, so...  I was kind of hoping that you would come in late tomorrow or leave early.

🧕 Okay, um, I'll just come in late Friday because I have an appointment anyway, so... 

🧟 No, you wouldn't be able to come in late on Friday. 

🧕 Okay

🧟 umm, tomorrow's the only day that I could spare you. 

🧕 Okay, um, so then no, I can't stay.

🧟 No, but I'm sorry, you just said you could stay, so... Are you gonna stay? 

🧕 No, I can't do it, I'm sorry. That means that I'm inconveniencing myself and you guys are not having to meet me halfway. It has to be a mutual benefit in order for me to do this. Because if I'm staying later, that means that I'm getting home later,  that means I'm sitting in more traffic, that means that my dog is waiting later to get walked and to eat. And it's just an overall inconvenience for me to stay later. I was willing to do it because I need the overtime. But if I'm not even getting that, coming in late or leaving early doesn't do anything for me. So I can pass, I can pass on that. 

🧟 We're just all having to pitch in a little more around here, you know? I'd really appreciate it if you could stay.

🧕 And I understand that. And if you're that short-staffed and that tight for people, I'm willing to stay for the overtime. If you need me that bad, then you're willing to pay. Otherwise, maybe you can do it. As a manager, isn't it your role to kind of step in when no one else is available? 

🧟 Well, I'm salaried, so it really doesn't matter if I stay later. I can't really come in later or leave early another day.

🧕So it really just doesn't make sense for me to stay any later tonight. 

🧟 I hope that makes sense.

🧕I'm sure it makes sense in your mind. But as a salaried employee, you make significantly more per hour for you to break it down anyway than I do even with overtime. So it makes more sense for you to stay than for me to stay since you're getting paid a lot more. I'll stay for the overtime.

🧟 Otherwise, OK, I'll find someone else. Thank you.

🧕 Yep.Good luck. Thank you.


Veronica supremacy