Being assigned a new manager is a little scary. Not all of my managers have been great!

Illustration of a stick figure with short curly hair, looking uncertain.

person: OH NO what if my new manager is hard to work with ?!?!

But! More than once I’ve started out thinking,

Illustration of a stick figure with short curly hair, looking scared.

person: who is this person they seem suspicious

and ended up, a year later, at

Illustration of a stick figure with short curly hair, smiling.

person: wow they have helped me and the team so much, this is AMAZING

so I try to assume that’s where we’ll end up.

Some things I’ve found helpful:

• write a document explaining my past work to them
• ask them about any concerns directly - often they have great answers!
• pay close attention to what they do well
• tell them when they do something great