0/10 To manage a neurodiverse team, you’ve got to do whatever it takes to give everyone a chance to succeed. I teamed up with an Autism expert and a team of ND pals on this list of suggestions to help managers get the best from ND teams. Link to full article at the end.🧵 1/Some people with neuro differences prefer literal, direct language. Metaphors can complicate things. You’ll also help teams who don’t share a native language. For those w auditory issues, best to put it in writing. Closed captions on & cameras off may appeal to many.

➡️ 10 Unwritten Rules for Managers ⬅️
To be a good manager, it is said there are many unwritten rules. I say that is silly. Let us write them all down. 🧵 1. 👉 Admit When You’re Wrong. You know what’s hard to find? A leader who promptly admits their mistake, then says what they’ll do to fix it. If you want to know what people are looking for in a leader today, they are looking for this right here.

Work/life balance WLB and wellness at work are more important than salary in attracting us to our jobs. Benefits are important, but managers make choices that affect us as well. Here are tips for how managers can enhance the WLB and wellness at work for their teams: 🗣 Talk to your team about their WLB and wellness at work. Ask them how it’s going. Normalize managers who talk about WLB. Normalize talk about wellness at work.

As a manager, I want 1:1 meetings to focus my team's needs not my own. But I don't want to burden them with preparing an agenda (prob at the last minute) and I've learned that a no-agenda meeting can cause anxiety. Here's the 1:1 agenda I use today, LMK your thoughts: /0 1. Wellness: Are you safe and well? You needn’t disclose personal information, but I’m here to listen, especially if work is impacting your well-being. Do you feel physically and psychologically safe, is your work/life balance compatible with your mental health?

“Power and control are the opposite of respect” say these podcasters in discussing my 11 Promises. That is the most sensible thing that’s been said about the whole affair, and probably smarter than anything I wrote. firpodcastnetwork.com/fir-252-manage… They also describe the thread as “not rocket science” and “very common sensical.” I found this reassuring because like all common sense, and plenty of science, the most obvious aspects are being furiously and frustratingly debated in the comments.

To whom it may concern: 10 things job seekers expect from recruiters and employers, a 🧵: 1. We’d like for your job postings to include not only salary, as increasingly required by law, but also total cash compensation, an overview of the benefits, and the name and title of the hiring manager.

11 Promises from a Manager: a 🧵

1. We’ll have a weekly 1:1. I’ll never cancel this meeting, but you can cancel it whenever you like. It’s your time. 2. Our 1:1 agenda will be in the meeting invite so we remember important topics. But you’re always free to use the time for whatever’s on your mind.