# Write a 'how I work' guide to share with my new team

A short, honest manager guide covering how you communicate, decide, and give feedback, plus how to introduce it to the team.

- Topic: Leadership & Management
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Write, Fill-in Template, Step-by-step
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/write-a-how-i-work-guide-to-share-with-my-new-team

## Prompt

```text
Help me write a short 'how I work' guide (sometimes called a manager README) to share with a team I've just taken over. This is step 3 of the 'Take over an existing team' pack; paste the themes from step 2 so the guide responds to what the team told me.

**My role and background:** [DETAILS]
**How I like to communicate:** [channels, response times, meeting style]
**How I make decisions:** [what I decide, what the team decides, how I want disagreement raised]
**How I give and want feedback:** [DETAILS]
**My working hours and boundaries:** [DETAILS]
**My quirks or blind spots:** [honest notes - e.g. "I ask a lot of questions; it's curiosity, not doubt"]
**What the team can expect from me, and what I expect from them:** [LIST]
**Step 2 output (optional):** [PASTE]

Requirements:
- Under 500 words, first person, plain and warm. Specific behaviors, not slogans.
- Acknowledge 1-2 things the team raised in our 1:1s and what I'll do about them, without naming anyone.
- Make clear it's a starting point, and invite them to tell me what doesn't work for them.

Return:
1. The guide, in short sections with headings.
2. A short message, or talking points for a team meeting, to introduce it.
3. An optional template the team could use to write their own 'how I work' notes, if they'd like to.
```

## What to fill in

- DETAILS
- channels, response times, meeting style
- LIST
- PASTE

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