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How to work well with different work styles
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Hi friends! While the 2024 Olympians are doing their thing, we’re just over here wondering how many gold medals we’d have if stressing out over absolutely nothing was an Olympic sport.
Today’s tunes: Today, we’re talking about working with others with different work styles. “We’re All In This Together,” and at the end of the day, we need to learn how to collaborate to get to the finish line. *Watches one day of the Olympics and now only uses sports analogies*
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How to Work With Different Work Styles
If Tom Haverford was right about anything, it’s the fact that a successful person won’t have the same work habits and traits as the next successful one.
The two of us share many similarities, like 1) our love for Britney Spears, 2) any and all sweet treats, and 3) carpet-cleaning TikToks. And aside from the fact that one of us is an entire foot taller than the other… another difference is our work styles.
When we started working together over a year and a half ago, we found the way we get things done is quite different. But learning each other’s work quirks (wow, should we ™ this?) helped us figure out how to be good teammates. *Again, with the sports references*
Let’s first lay out these work quirks™ and then talk about a few effective things we’ve implemented to help us get shit done.
Sheesh, we wish you guys could have been a fly on the wall while we told each other the above. 😅 Don’t worry, we worked through it, lol.
Some ways we’ve kept up with this newsletter for so long without wanting to fire each other?
Establish deadlines: Setting due dates that we both agree on has been a huge part of keeping our little team of two on track, especially when our ADHD insists we go down a Wikipedia rabbit hole of the history of Ranch dressing.
Overcommunicate: As two people who will forever have a fear of disappointing each other (it hasn’t happened yet!), we have one standing meeting a week to go over things that need to get done. If something is taking one of us (Rod) longer than we thought, we always let the other (Gabi) know, so we’re not wondering where tf it is.
Set boundaries: As much as we love asking each other what we ate for dinner (tbh, probably salmon), we’re pretty good at respecting each other’s time… except when any major pop culture moment happens. Designating specific days/times for work-related needs allows us to set boundaries so we’re not making memes in between karaoke songs on a Saturday night.
Remember, you'll probably always want something sooner, or they’ll want it done how they like to do things, but the key is to ultimately trust and take advantage of the other person’s strengths.
You may not love how they get to the outcome, but what matters is that they’ll get there. At least, that’s what therapy taught us…
…while we’re glued to the TV watching the Olympics for the foreseeable future.
We didn’t think anything could be better than a crispy DC until we saw Emily Askin’s Fluffy Diet Coke video on TikTok.
We were truly at a loss for words (we know that’s tough to imagine), watching Celine Dion’s iconic performance at the opening ceremony for the Olympics. Once again, proving she’s truly unstoppable.
What’s up with all the lime green and “Apple” dance TikTok videos lately? Thanks to Charli XCX’s new album, the “brat” aesthetic was welcomed with open arms (thanks, Gen Z!), and this season is all about living life carefree, being a little messy, and unapologetically yourself.
That’s all for today! Go be free and your best “brat” selves! We’ll see you back here next Wednesday.
—Rod and Gabi
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