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I started doing something at work last month that I should have started long ago.

I started giving my manager weekly updates.

Not as simple messages though, I took a creative approach, and it impressed my manager so much he showed my work to the director.

But before I talk about that, why did I stop giving weekly updates to being with?

I used to write them all the time during my internships - every Friday, a quick note with my wins, what’s in progress, and blockers.

After all, weekly updates are pretty much mandatory if you’re gunning for that return offer.

But I stopped once I landed a full-time role.

Maybe it was because the role was permanent.

Regardless I fell out of this practice. That is, until I realized I was doing myself a disservice.

Weekly updates aren’t just useful for interns, they’re useful for full-timers too!

I don’t think I need to explain why you should provide weekly updates, that’s probably a given to you.

But how do you provide updates? What format should you use?

These are the important questions.

In today’s email, we’ll dive into what you must include in weekly updates, and how I took a creative twist that caught my manager’s attention.

Weekly update format

Do not make your weekly update long to read.

Your manager should be able to skim the entire thing in 1 minute

My approach is to always include 3 things:

1. Key Wins

These are achievements I’ve made within the past week which could include:

• number of projects completed

• different teams that I supported

• or documentation finished

Anything that I feel like is a win, even a small one, I include.

A “Key Wins” section tells your manager that you’re actually getting shit done.

2. Next Week’s Focus

Similar to the 1st section, Next Week’s Focus tells your manager what you plan on completing next week.

Looking busy is great, planning to be busy is even better.

3. Blockers

Blockers are also known as risks (the stuff that delays or even cancels planned work).

Weekly updates aren’t all positive nor should they be.

Challenges will come, and it’s your job to notify your manager ASAP.

In my Blockers section, I’ll jot down anything I deem to be a risk to my projects.

And that’s pretty much it for the format.

Let’s show that creative approach now.

The creative twist

Most of the time, sending your update in a team message or as an email will do just fine.

But you know me, if there’s a way to stand out, I’ll take it.

My creative approach was to create a static HTML webpage.

With the help of ChatGPT 5, I created a script that, when opened, displays my updates an interactive and fancy design.

Here’s what it looks like:

I removed the details for privacy reasons, but if you’re looking for a flashy way to update your manager every week, and you know HTML, I included the full script here.

To use it, edit sections labeled as “Filler”, your info goes here.

You can also adjust the progress bars at the bottom by changing the numbers.

Once you’re done, duplicate the file and save it as a “.html” format, this is very important, otherwise the webpage won’t open.

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