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    New manager guide

    The chronological list of everything you need to do in an employee’s 1st year as a manager.

  • Remote templates: Make a copy, modify, review & approve, and use. Don’t reinvent the wheel, here’s mine. And yes, it’s on sheets.

    Templates

    Make a copy, modify, review & approve, and use. Don’t reinvent the wheel, here’s mine. And yes, it’s on sheets.

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    OKRs

    Demystifying OKRs: Read the plain language on the WHY and the HOW. +Template

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    Search policies, find legit jobs and see what’s hybrid near you.

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I’m Adrienne, and I’ve been remote for over a decade. The last time I made a commute was in 2014 to an office on Brand Boulevard in Glendale, California. I grabbed my plants, got in the car, and never looked in the rearview at an office again.

Remote working isn’t new for all of us, but it’s new for a lot of us. This is a judgment-free space to ask tricky questions, receive career support, or simply get an answer to “is this normal?

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