Five Things I Did This Week

Does your management chain know what you’re doing to bring value to your company, your group or just your role? How do you communicate value for accountability, visibility, and promotability?

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SHOW NOTES:

• Jeff Bezos’ API Mandate, and 5 Rules surrounding it
• Jensen Huang’s NVIDIA “Top 5 Things” email

DO YOU PROVIDE STATUS, ACCOUNTABILITY, OR DIRECTION ON YOUR WORK ACTIVITIES?

• Lots of things could be perceived as negative, but how are you finding the positive? 
• How do you keep track of your work? How do you communicate your work? Are they well aligned to company goals?
• In tough job markets, accountability is a valuable asset to have
• How is your management chain communicating the group’s work upward and to other teams? 
• Do you ask what shouldn’t be done, where something else could occupy that time? 
• Does management use it as a way to educate others about functions of the business? (cross-team efforts)

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