Guide to Working With Me Template

New team members spend weeks guessing how their manager prefers to communicate, give feedback, and handle pressure. This template gives you a structured format for writing your personal operating manual — and sharing it before any awkward calibration happens. Built from Dan Wolchonok's (Reforge VP New Products) version of the format, this template includes the P.A.M. Framework (Purpose, Autonomy, Mastery) for the motivation section, a bidirectional framing that invites feedback, and a version history mechanic that signals the document is alive and evolving. For managers and senior ICs at distributed or growing teams who want to shortcut the calibration period.