Jason LeDuc

Startup and shutdown rituals are how a manager catches the quiet signals they would otherwise miss.

In this clip: two ten-minute routines that bracket your workday.

The startup: three outcomes that have to be true by 5pm, the one person whose week is hardest, and whatever you promised yesterday and have not done.

The shutdown: what actually happened, what felt off today, and the first thing you will touch tomorrow.

That middle line of the shutdown is the one that matters. A three-word reply. A camera that stayed off. Someone who went quiet in a meeting where they normally talk. Write it down without deciding what it means.

One observation a day is fifty a quarter. Fifty is a pattern. A pattern is something you can still do something about.

Most managers run the startup and skip the shutdown, so they plan every day and notice nothing.

Save this for tomorrow morning, and send it to the manager whose week is already away from them.

What goes on your shutdown list?

Onward and Upward 🚀

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