4 TIPS TO REBUILD TRUST WITH YOUR MANAGER

Do you know the real reason your manager cancels your check-in 1:1 meetings?

It’s typically not personal.
It’s typically not that your projects are irrelevant.

It’s this: Your manager doesn’t trust you with their most valuable asset, time.

Here’s 4 Tips on How to Rebuild that Trust:

🛑 Don’t: Begin every meeting uncovering new issues, concerns, and problems.
✅ Do: Start the meeting recapping achievements that were “to-dos” from last meeting.

🛑 Don’t: Create an agenda where every issue is equally important to discuss.
✅ Do: Focus on the 2-3 most important barriers that need to be addressed in the next 14 days.

🛑 Don’t: Look for your manager to give you the answer.
✅ Do: Share how you’ve approached solving the issue and ask for coaching and perspective.

🛑 Don’t: Assume your project should be the highest priority for your manager.
✅ Do: Help your manager see how your project supports an enterprise priority.

Remember: Your manager is constantly making trade-offs with time… position yourself as a strong return-on-investment (ROI) on their most valuable asset.