🎾 1:1 Tips, Fix Your Slides, Spotify 2023 Insights, Leadership Wisdom & Weekly Clarity Rituals
+ The Most Effective ChatGPT Prompt
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This is Sunday 1-1-2-3 with George.
Welcome to the 83rd edition.
Today we have:
7 Essential Tips for Effective 1:1s with Your Manager
Calculated Luck + How To Fix Your Powerpoint Slides
How Does Spotify Build Products [2023 Edition]?
What Is One Lesson You Wish You Had Known When You First Started Leading Teams?
There’s One Ritual That Helps Me Go From Chaos to Clarity in Just 30 Minutes Every Week
+ The Most Effective ChatGPT Prompt
💾 7 Essential Tips for Effective 1:1s with Your Manager
One-on-one meetings with your boss aren't just a formality.
They're vital moments for guidance, bonding, and problem-solving.
Often, their worth is missed or meetings don't take place at all.
Sure, a manager guides the meeting, but you aren't just a passenger.
You can be the driver of improvement.
Seven tips to improve your 1 on 1 meetings include:
Preventing cancellations
Avoiding status updates
Bringing your own discussion points
Discussing your career goals
Encouraging your manager to take notes
Making the meeting actionable
Considering your manager's perspective.
Read more here:
☕️ Calculated Luck + How To Fix Your Powerpoint Slides
The more I work in product, the more I connect it to the world of movies (maybe that’s just me).
(I even wrote a post on the recent Fast & Furious movie, FastX and product, check it out.)
And the more I think of it, the more I think about luck. David Fincher puts it very well here:
For something a bit more substantial, check out this video on how to make your slide deck better:
🍪 Quick Bites
What Is One Lesson You Wish You Had Known When You First Started Leading Teams?
There’s One Ritual That Helps Me Go From Chaos to Clarity in Just 30 Minutes Every Week
🤖 AI Corner
The Most Effective ChatGPT Prompt
Acting as a (ROLE) perform (TASK) in (FORMAT)
That's a wrap for today. Stay focused and see you next week! If you want more, be sure to follow me on Twitter (@nurijanian)
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Who's George?
I’m an underdog product manager.
Product management in New Zealand (where I live) is still a relatively immature discipline. I also came into it late via data science and UX. I may be older than others, but I often feel like a rookie.
To become better at my craft, I learn and explore new ideas relentlessly.
Then I share high-quality, tried-and-true ideas that can be used right away.
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See you next week.
— George.