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Dec 2023
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#234: Establishing Expectations for Anal...

Michael Helbling, Moe Kiss, Tim Wilson, Val Kroll, and Julie Hoyer
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It would be a fool's errand to try to list out every expectation for an analyst's role, but where should you draw the line? How specific do you need to be? And how can you document the unspoken expectations without stepping into micromanagement? Tim, Moe, and Julie took a run at hashing these questions out in our most recent episode so you don't have to rely solely on that generic role expectations grid you got from HR. Even though this topic is about setting expectations for other analysts, the conversation took quite a few introspective turns about how your internal standards are calibrated and what experiences along the way shaped them. As usual, you can expect some great stories about expectation setting gone wrong and what happens when you make Tim have a conversation about feelings, you miss one of Moe's deadlines, or use the wrong font in one of Julie's deliverables! For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the show, visit the show page.

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