Skill Scroll
Comic episodes for new managers

Skill Scroll

Learn to manage people, one comic at a time.

Short comic episodes about one team. Each one teaches a management skill, and you make the call.

Coming soon toiPhone
  • About a minute an episode
  • Free to start
  • Play Episode 1 right here
Cover: The Missed Deadline. Maya at her new desk. A Team Lead nameplate sits beside her, still in its bubble wrap. Her phone is lit up. Caption: Friday. Maya's first week as team lead.
Season 1 · Episode 1The Missed DeadlineGiving feedback · 60 sec Tap to start
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How an episode works

A minute of story. One decision. The words for Monday.

  1. A real office. A real mess.The episode player in the app, showing Leo blaming Priya's data.

    Watch it unfold

    Maya runs a team at a busy PR agency. Each episode drops you into one tense moment with her team, told in about fifteen comic panels.

  2. Then you make the call.The Make the call screen, with three choices labelled A, B and C.

    Decide what Maya does

    Three options, and every one of them is tempting. Pick the one you would really go with.

  3. See how it plays out.The outcome screen: C, Best move. Facts first. Blame later. Fix it together.

    See what it costs

    The best move plays out in full. The others show their honest consequence, so you learn from all three.

Saved scripts

Keep the words for Monday.

Every episode ends with a script: the steps Maya took and the exact lines she used. Save it, and it's there when the real conversation comes round.

Saved script · Giving feedback

When someone misses a deadline

From The Missed Deadline · Season 1, Episode 1
  1. Move it private.“Small room. Now.”
  2. Facts before blame.“Walk me through it.”
  3. Fix first.“It's due Monday noon. What do you need?”
  4. Let them put it right themselves.“Make the apology. I'll be next to you.”
Season 1

Maya's first months as team lead.

One team, one very demanding client, and a rival agency across town. Every episode is built around one skill you'll use at work.

  • Episode 2: Who Approved This?
    Episode 2Own it out loud
  • Episode 3: Take Him Off
    Episode 3Ask for the moments
  • Episode 4: Leo Finds Out
    Episode 4Kind isn't vague
  • Episode 5: The Review
    Episode 5Share the fix
  • Episode 6: Ninety Days
    Episode 6Stakes with a plan
  • New episodes every week, in the app.
Questions

Good to know

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Who is it for?

New and aspiring managers, team leads, and anyone who gets things done through other people.

The situations are the ones that keep people up at night: a missed deadline, a difficult client, a teammate who wanted your job.

How long is an episode?

About a minute. Around fifteen comic panels, one decision, then the outcome.

What does it cost?

Skill Scroll is free to download, and two new episodes a day are free.

Skill Scroll Pro unlocks every episode whenever you want. You can cancel at any time in your iPhone's Settings.

Do I need an account?

No. Episode 1 plays straight away. After it, you can sign in with Apple or with your email to keep your progress and saved scripts.

When can I get it?

Skill Scroll is coming soon to iPhone. Until then, you can play Episode 1 on this page.

Why comics?

A story sticks where a list of tips doesn't. When you're in the same spot as Maya, you remember what happened to her, and the saved script gives you the words.

See what Maya does next.

Skill Scroll is coming soon to iPhone.

Coming soon toiPhone