# A Guide to Working with Em
The Em you know is still in beta. I’m going through an iterative set of changes. Refer to this guide, and openly communicate feature-requests and bug reports to improve user-experience.
#### User-Reviews
“Em is weird. For instance: he created a “guide to working with him,'' which included a meta-comment about said guide, in order to demonstrate his quirkiness. Oddness aside, he’s sharing this with you because he believes effective communication will result in a higher level of project impact, which means more animals (including humans) will be helped.” - Anonymous
## How I measure my success:
I measure my success by how well I can support others to get things done while they feel good doing so.
## Things I want to know about you so that we can collaborate effectively
- How to help you feel comfortable about being open with your suggestions/concerns/etc
- How to communicate well with you
- What your goals are and if there is any way I can help you reach them
- How to appreciate you
- Things you think are important to know about you
## I particularly value these qualities in the people I work with:
- Positive mental attitude
- Humility
- Consistency
- Candor
- Tendency to entertain multiple perspectives
- Eagerness to help others
## Some unfiltered things about me:
- Ego scares me. Mine and others’. I think ego is the cause of most failure.
- I care about helping animals (including humans) more than being right, so I want to be told when I may be wrong.
- I can occasionally struggle with speech. When I do it is a cue for me to [[breathe]] and [[listen]], I’m working on it and would love help improving.
- I consider anyone trying to help others someone that deserves support and appreciation.
- Staying balanced is important to me. I do my best work when I am happy and healthy.
Want to know more? Let’s set up a call or plan an adventure.
This is V0.2b of “A guide to working with me(Em)”.
## Related
- [[My use of symbols in documents]]
- [[What is the best way to communicate with me]]
- [[Guide to being my friend]]
- [[Ways I can help you]]
- [[Writing that informs my approach]]
- [[Aphorisms and Words of wisdom I try to live by]]
- [[Work like catch]]
- [[How I want to be reminded to make decisions]]
- [[misc drop additions to guide to working with me]]