https://owntheleap.com/tags/performance/Recent content in Performance on Own The LeapHugoen-usTue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://owntheleap.com/posts/forty-minutes-of-prep/Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://owntheleap.com/posts/forty-minutes-of-prep/<p>The one-on-one with my manager was at ten. I prepped for it last night, which I knew I would do the moment I saw it on the calendar. Quarterly account summary, three items that needed his awareness, two decisions I wanted documented before they got attributed to nobody in particular. Forty minutes of prep for a thirty-minute meeting. The ratio is about right.</p> <p>It went fine. Better than fine. The accounts are in good shape. I had the numbers. He asked two follow-up questions, both reasonable, and I had answers for both. The meeting ended two minutes early. He said something about a strong Q3 setup. I said thanks. The screen went dark.</p>