Jade Bonacolta shares her career journey from LinkedIn to becoming head of North American marketing at Google. She reflects on the importance of proactive engagement during one-on-ones with her managers. To enhance productivity, she created 'pre-reads'—structured updates sent before meetings, outlining her accomplishments, goals, and innovative ideas. This strategy not only improved her own accountability but also significantly influenced the effectiveness of her discussions with her manager, leading to better collaboration and clearer expectations during their meetings.
I began spending an hour beforehand writing up what I called a "pre-read." I would draft a simple email with three sections: what went well for me this week, what I'm focusing on next week, and one new idea or interesting innovation to suggest for our team.
I wanted to be more proactive and make those meetings more efficient. My manager told me he found the pre-reads incredibly helpful; they made our conversations far more productive.
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