🧠 How you email your manager shapes how they see you. If your updates feel like a brain dump — or you’re sending long walls of text hoping they’ll “get it” — it might be holding you back. I used to do that too. Then I realized: clear communication builds trust, shows you’re thinking ahead, and makes your manager’s job easier. In this video, I’ll share the 5 email tips I use every week to: ✔️ Sound more confident ✔️ Show strategic thinking ✔️ Open the door to future opportunities Give this a heart if you enjoyed this little episode. Save it if you’ve ever second-guessed what to write. Follow me for more quietly powerful career tips. #careeradvice #career #workcommunication #worktips
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how you update your manager shapes how they see. So if you want to be seen as a strong communicator and open a door to future promotions, you need to apply these five communication tips that will elevate your status. Hi, I'm Simon and welcome to episode one of the Quiet Influence at Work series. Here are the five email principles I follow when I communicate with my manager and leadership team. These tips work incredibly well for type A leaders and for folks who appreciate brevity, directness, and our action oriented. Here's a quick example of how to provide email and I am updates. Just remember, your manager is busy and constantly context switches. So by doing this, you make your life so much easier. Give this video a heart if you enjoyed this little episode and follow along if you're ready to build a quietly successful and rich career.
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Every manager wants you to communicate like this. Most people never do - and then wonder why they keep getting passed over. I've worked with 12+ managers at Microsoft and earned near-perfect ratings from almost all of them. After all of it, I can tell you - it wasn't the hard work and my best work that built the most trust. It was these 5 phrases, used consistently at the right time when it mattered most. If you enjoyed this and want more premium career growth tips that helped me earn multiple back-to-back promotions and the 2024 Top Performer of the Year Award at Microsoft - ✨Visit the link in my bio if you want my best career growth tips! ✨#careeradvice #careertips #careergrowth #careertiktok #worktips See you in the next one. ☕️