Should I Care about "Manager READMEs"?
There is a healthy and active debate in the management community around Manager READMEs. Are they self-indulgent excuses for asking people to "deal with" your shortcomings? Or an essential tool to guide future conversations? Nick and Brandon explore the nuance in there and how their views about Manager READMEs have evolved (and continue to evolve) as they're exposed to more examples of them in practice.
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There is a healthy and active debate in the management community around Manager READMEs. Are they self-indulgent excuses for asking people to "deal with" your shortcomings? Or an essential tool to guide future conversations? Nick and Brandon explore the nuance in there and how their views about Manager READMEs have evolved (and continue to evolve) as they're exposed to more examples of them in practice.
Notes:
- Jay Desai's Indespensable Guide for the Modern Manager
- https://firstround.com/review/the-indispensable-document-for-the-modern-manager/
- Calmille Fournier's I Hate Manager READMEs
- https://medium.com/@skamille/i-hate-manager-readmes-20a0dd9a70d0