Master Work
Get unstuck on the hardest parts of working with people — raises, feedback, conflict, and managing up.
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Start learning →Asking for a raise
Make a clean case for a raise — the data to bring, when to time it, what to say, and how to handle a no.
Pushing back on workload
Push back on workload without sounding lazy — name the tradeoff, surface the priorities, and protect what matters most.
Giving hard feedback
Deliver hard feedback that lands — be specific, separate behavior from identity, and leave a path forward intact.
Running 1:1s
Run 1:1s your team actually values — set the agenda right, surface real blockers, and skip the status-update trap.
Influence without authority
Move work without being the boss — build credibility, trade favors, frame asks around shared goals, and pick your battles.
Productive disagreement
Disagree productively — focus on the decision not the person, name the crux, and commit once the call is made.
Prioritizing work
Prioritize when everything feels urgent — separate important from urgent, make tradeoffs explicit, and protect deep work.
Promotion decisions
Understand how promotion decisions actually get made — performance, scope, sponsors, calibration, and the politics nobody admits to.
Quitting gracefully
Quit gracefully — time your notice, leave docs and handoffs clean, and protect the relationships you'll need later.
Writing status updates
Write status updates leaders actually read — lead with outcomes, flag risk early, and skip the activity dump.