Commit to one real skip-level loop
Commit to one specific skip-level and one specific post-meeting debrief that protect both trust and action.
Run one full skip-level loop with a real person and a real manager debrief this week. Choose one reports-report you do not normally hear from directly, and choose the manager whose layer you want to strengthen through the conversation. Skip-level situation: [name / team / why this layer matters right now] My opener: “This isn’t a performance review. I want to understand your work, what’s hard, and what leadership may not be seeing from above.” My signal question: [one question about work flow, clarity, or friction] Manager debrief plan: “I’m hearing a theme that [pattern]. I want you to own…
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