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First time manager tip: Tips for 1 on 1 meetings
Gabriel Kwakyi 10/14/22 Gabriel Kwakyi 10/14/22

First time manager tip: Tips for 1 on 1 meetings

A quick-read list of tips for running 1-1s, plus sample questions.

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Career development advice: aligning career with your values/worldview
Gabriel Kwakyi 10/12/22 Gabriel Kwakyi 10/12/22

Career development advice: aligning career with your values/worldview

Read examples of how your values and worldview affect your career decisions, and learn an exercise to operationalize your values/worldview in your own career development

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Career development advice: What’s next?
Gabriel Kwakyi 10/5/22 Gabriel Kwakyi 10/5/22

Career development advice: What’s next?

This essay will give you a key process to start figuring out your own answer of what’s next. Hint: it doesn’t begin with looking for a new job.

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First time manager tip: reframe how you offer your help
Gabriel Kwakyi 10/4/22 Gabriel Kwakyi 10/4/22

First time manager tip: reframe how you offer your help

By asking "what can I do to help?" you are inadvertently doing yourself and your team a disservice.

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The Quarter-Life Crisis is a Sign of Maturity
Gabriel Kwakyi 9/24/22 Gabriel Kwakyi 9/24/22

The Quarter-Life Crisis is a Sign of Maturity

The Quarter-Life Crisis is a process we go through in order to take ownership over our values and core beliefs.

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4 Personality and Values Quizzes
Gabriel Kwakyi 9/16/22 Gabriel Kwakyi 9/16/22

4 Personality and Values Quizzes

4 examples of personality/values quizzes that can help you know yourself better

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First-time manager tip: 4 leadership mistakes to avoid
Gabriel Kwakyi 9/13/22 Gabriel Kwakyi 9/13/22

First-time manager tip: 4 leadership mistakes to avoid

4 examples of unsustainable manager practices that are well-intentioned, but produce bad outcomes 😱

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First-time manager tip for newly promoted high-performing ICs
Gabriel Kwakyi 9/13/22 Gabriel Kwakyi 9/13/22

First-time manager tip for newly promoted high-performing ICs

Why being a high performer makes people susceptible of becoming mediocre managers 😨

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5 Non-Verbal communication examples: Reading Zoom body language
Gabriel Kwakyi 9/13/22 Gabriel Kwakyi 9/13/22

5 Non-Verbal communication examples: Reading Zoom body language

Enhanced emotional intelligence is a must for those who want to excel in the era of Zoom/remote work. Here are 5 more tips to step up your non-verbal/body language skills.

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