I recently completed an online course on becoming a Complete Manager. One valuable lesson was the importance of creating an operating manual explicitly designed to help others understand the best ways to work with me. The manual serves to accelerate relationship-building with my teammates. I share it during one-on-one conversations, reinforcing the resiliency of my relationships and enabling quicker trust repair in the event of conflicts.
Blog post: https://www.victorleungtw.com/2022/05/22/my-operating-manual-as-a-manager/