as a manager, how can I stop saying “we” when I mean “you”?
A reader writes: I am a manager who was promoted from an expert-level individual contributor several years ago. In a recent one-on-one, my boss pointed out that I use “we” to soften direction when I…
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Stop saying “I hope you land an interview”.
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Prototypr·11mo agoStop saying “I hope you land an interview”.
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Prototypr·11mo ago
My husband and I are retired. Our financial adviser, who is in his 30s, called us ‘you guyses.’ Is that unprofessional?
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