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Get off to a good start with a new manager
New boss, first one-to-one on Thursday. Get the questions to ask, what to tell them about how you work, and a way to agree priorities early.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me get off to a good start with a new manager. My role and main work: [details] What's going well: [list] What I need help with: [e.g. resources, decisions, clarity] How I like to be managed: [e.g. clear goals, space, regular check-ins] What worries me: [anything] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A 30-minute agenda for our first one-to-one. 2. Eight questions to understand their priorities, style and how they like updates. 3. A short "how I work" summary I can share. 4. A follow-up note confirming what we agreed and when we'll next meet. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, dates or results. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
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The prompt · Grok
Help me get off to a good start with a new manager. My role and main work: [details] What's going well: [list] What I need help with: [e.g. resources, decisions, clarity] How I like to be managed: [e.g. clear goals, space, regular check-ins] What worries me: [anything] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A 30-minute agenda for our first one-to-one. 2. Eight questions to understand their priorities, style and how they like updates. 3. A short "how I work" summary I can share. 4. A follow-up note confirming what we agreed and when we'll next meet. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, dates or results. UK English. Stay in this Grok chat. Do not connect an inbox or another app.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. details: a short note you already have. list: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You type what you do, what's going well and what you need.
The assistant asks how you like to be managed and what worries you.
You get an agenda, questions, a 'how I work' summary and a follow-up note.
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New boss, first one-to-one on Thursday. Get the questions to ask, what to tell them about how you work, and a way to agree priorities early.
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