Personal User Guide in the media

How do you explain to a new colleague what working well with you looks like? That question appears in articles about personal user manuals, onboarding and leadership. This archive collects and discusses external publications about personal manuals and personality at work. You can read how writers and organisations describe their ways of working, which questions they ask and how their examples relate to Personal User Guide. Each discussion links to the original source so you can read the full story.

The publications cover familiar situations: a manager writing down expectations, a team sharing working preferences and a new employee getting to know colleagues. Terms such as personal user manual, manager README and personal operating manual appear throughout these discussions. We examine what makes a document useful in practice. Examples include agreements about availability, meeting preparation, giving feedback and the freedom to make decisions independently. You can also read about the role of personality profiles when people discuss these preferences and explain what helps them do their work.

Use these articles when you want examples for your own manual or are preparing a conversation about collaboration. A team leader might find questions for a new colleague's first few weeks. A coach could compare different approaches during a team session. For your own manual, start with one topic, such as concentration or feedback, and describe what others should know. The discussions help you choose a suitable format and point towards further reading about the Big Five and personal user manuals.