Queen Po

Flawless not scarless

[George from 🕹prodmgmt.world @nurijanian]

junior pm: i have to run my first global alignment meeting and i'm freaking out

senior pm: what's your plan?

junior pm: schedule the call, walk everyone through the proposal, get buy-in

senior pm: how many people?

junior pm: like 8 stakeholders across 4 time zones

senior pm: and you're meeting them for the first time... in the alignment meeting?

junior pm: well yeah. that's the point of the meeting

senior pm: there's your problem

junior pm: what do you mean?

senior pm: alignment meetings don't create alignment

junior pm: then what's the point?

senior pm: they confirm alignment you already have

junior pm: i don't follow

senior pm: have you talked to any of these 8 people yet?

junior pm: i sent them the pre-read

senior pm: that's not talking

junior pm: so i should... call them first?

senior pm: every single one. 1:1. before the big meeting

junior pm: that's 8 separate calls just to prep for 1 meeting

senior pm: now you're getting it

junior pm: seems like a lot

senior pm: it's the whole job

junior pm: what would i even say in these calls?

senior pm: you're not saying. you're listening

junior pm: listening to what?

senior pm: their fears. their motivations. their hidden objections

junior pm: why wouldn't they just say that in the meeting?

senior pm: politics. pride. audience

junior pm: so they'll tell me privately what they won't say publicly?

senior pm: if you ask right

junior pm: how do i ask right?

senior pm: frame it as soliciting their expertise

junior pm: "i'm new to this and want your input"?

senior pm: exactly. people love feeling like the wise advisor

junior pm: and then i just... shut up?

senior pm: shut up and write everything down

junior pm: what am i looking for?

senior pm: conflicting goals between stakeholders. who wants what and why

junior pm: ok say i do all this. what changes?

senior pm: two things

junior pm: go on

senior pm: first, you adjust your proposal based on what you learned

junior pm: makes sense

senior pm: second, you sprinkle their exact phrases into your presentation

junior pm: why?

senior pm: people support what they helped create

junior pm: even if they didn't technically create it

senior pm: especially then

junior pm: what about the difficult ones? the ones who'll disagree no matter what?

senior pm: you pre-negotiate

junior pm: how?

senior pm: in your 1:1, you say "i know you have concerns about X. i can't fully address them. can you disagree and commit in the meeting?"

junior pm: you can just ask that?

senior pm: you'd be surprised how often the answer is yes

junior pm: because you asked privately

senior pm: because you respected them enough to ask

junior pm: so the alignment meeting itself is basically...

senior pm: a ceremony

junior pm: confirming decisions already made

senior pm: in hallways. in 1:1s. in coffee chats

junior pm: the meeting before the meeting

senior pm: now you're ready to run alignment

[Queen Po @Donnasplaceng]

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[Queen Po @Donnasplaceng]

@genaih8er @Olamide God bless you

[The Free Press @TheFP]

"My generation is obsessed with treating every trait as a symptom of a disorder: You’re not shy, you’re autistic; you’re not forgetful, you’ve got ADHD," writes Freya India.

[Queen Po @Donnasplaceng]

I have a 5k charity race in a couple of hours, so why am I awake at 4am?

[Queen Po @Donnasplaceng]

Why do I put my body through torture every time all in the name of workouts 😭

[Queen Po @Donnasplaceng]

Can't believe I just went through a thread on the dead streamer in French .

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

He sent a bowling ball into the future

[COCO @TWOTIMESABITCH]

according to physiology people who go silent when somethings upsets them or hurts them are often experiencing a coping mechanism called emotional withdrawal. 1/4

[COCO @TWOTIMESABITCH]

my therapist said this to me, and it hit me like a brick “if it drains you, it’s not for you. love, friendships, jobs, anything meant for you will nourish you, not exhaust you. 1/2

[Queen Po @Donnasplaceng]

A lady told me I was body goals today 🥰. Definitely learning to win alone on my fitness journey.

[Queen Po @Donnasplaceng]

Trying to read for my CTP and these things just not sticking... Send help

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@ameerhussain @grok Curious about grok getting this done

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[Queen Po @Donnasplaceng]

Mother nature is flogging me bad mahn

[Queen Po @Donnasplaceng]

Redington dying by a bull has to be the wildest thing

[Queen Po @Donnasplaceng]

Hay God, I broke ice cube tray at the office with my hands.
Time to take it easy on the biceps/triceps workout

[Queen Po @Donnasplaceng]

Okay I'm going to give Tyler Perry one last chance and watch straw

[Queen Po @Donnasplaceng]

@wizkidayo really didn't say anything about cancelling his shows, just kept it moving.
P.S @Ticketmaster hasn't even refunded the ticket money and my fav doesn't even think we deserve to hear from him.

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