Junior fish looking for advice: I met a director in the break room and we had a good conversation. I’d love to learn more about their role and schedule a 1:1, but I don’t know what to say. My plan is to ping them on teams. Would love to see if you have a few quick sentences you use for this type of thing!

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Please don’t ping them on Teams. Just send a 15-minute calendar invite with Networking or Coffee Chat or something in the subject line, and a quick note that you are looking forward to connecting and learning more about their portfolio/background/how you can support them or whatever is driving your desire to meet.

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Everyone is busy. Check their calendar first (obviously), send an invite, and if the time/date/location still isn’t good for them, they can propose a new one. It’s part of a leader’s job to develop junior practitioners. You are not an imposition or an annoyance!

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Keep it simple, keep it close to what you typed above (don't overthink). If they're making space / time in the break room to chat, they'll likely be receptive.

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Please ask chat gpt

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