Why friends make the worst career advisors

一个表达习惯：从「执行者」到「造局者」

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为什么你没有白人同事的自信？

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Why friends make the worst career advisors

—Links— Career Coaching: https://www.mrjonathanoffice.com/career-coaching [https://www.mrjonathanoffice.com/career-coaching]  Job Search Coaching: https://www.mrjonathanoffice.com/job-search-coaching [https://www.mrjonathanoffice.com/job-search-coaching]  Read my letters: https://mrjonathanoffice.substack.com/ [https://mrjonathanoffice.substack.com/]  —Socials— Xiaohongshu: https://www.xiaohongshu.com/user/profile/5fc40fdf000000000100a66b [https://www.xiaohongshu.com/user/profile/5fc40fdf000000000100a66b] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanrhyzli/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanrhyzli/]  —Like and Review— If you enjoyed this episode, the greatest compliment you could give me is to like and review this podcast. Let’s support free career podcasts for Chinese professionals on the internet.

How to have incredibly productive 1:1s with your manager

Those “boring” weekly 1:1s with your manager? They matter a lot more for your career than you think. Because what you choose to focus on shows how “ready” you are for the next level. If you’re like many Chinese professionals I coach, you walk in with a checklist: “I finished X, I’m working on Y, I’ll start Z next week.” Showing your progress line by line feels like you’re showing your value. But in fact, all you’re showing is that you’re obsessively focused on tasks, not outcomes. When I led a team of 20, I constantly had to remind my junior direct reports: stop using 1:1s for status reports. Our time together is valuable, and status reports are the equivalent of flushing it down the toilet. They’re the feeling of “this could have been an email”, personified. When you focus on tasks, the real goal of a 1:1 gets completely ignored. That goal is alignment. And without alignment, trust quietly erodes. What you’re missing is alignment in four areas: Expectations, Priorities, Resources, and Development. In this episode, we'll cover how to align on each area. —Links— Career Coaching: https://www.mrjonathanoffice.com/career-coaching [https://www.mrjonathanoffice.com/career-coaching]  Job Search Coaching: https://www.mrjonathanoffice.com/job-search-coaching [https://www.mrjonathanoffice.com/job-search-coaching]  Read my letters: https://mrjonathanoffice.substack.com/ [https://mrjonathanoffice.substack.com/]  —Socials— Xiaohongshu: https://www.xiaohongshu.com/user/profile/5fc40fdf000000000100a66b [https://www.xiaohongshu.com/user/profile/5fc40fdf000000000100a66b] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanrhyzli/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanrhyzli/]  —Like and Review— If you enjoyed this episode, the greatest compliment you could give me is to like and review this podcast. Let’s support free career podcasts for Chinese professionals on the internet.

Your Career KPI changed, that's why you're stuck

If you’re a high-performing Chinese professional, at some point in your career you’re going to feel frustrated with your lack of growth. You realize the same strengths that helped you grow in your career don’t just stop working… They start working against you. And that’s not because you’re not hard working enough or not smart enough. It’s because your career KPI changed, and nobody told you. The most common phases where the KPI changes are as follows: Junior IC, Senior IC, People Manager, and Director (and beyond). We'll cover each of them in this episode. —Links— Career Coaching: https://www.mrjonathanoffice.com/career-coaching [https://www.mrjonathanoffice.com/career-coaching]  Job Search Coaching: https://www.mrjonathanoffice.com/job-search-coaching [https://www.mrjonathanoffice.com/job-search-coaching]  Read my letters: https://mrjonathanoffice.substack.com/ [https://mrjonathanoffice.substack.com/]  —Socials— Xiaohongshu: https://www.xiaohongshu.com/user/profile/5fc40fdf000000000100a66b [https://www.xiaohongshu.com/user/profile/5fc40fdf000000000100a66b] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanrhyzli/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanrhyzli/]  —Like and Review— If you enjoyed this episode, the greatest compliment you could give me is to like and review this podcast. Let’s support free career podcasts for Chinese professionals on the internet.