Manager Tools

Part 1 of our guidance on how to get a better understanding of what your goals are from your boss.

This week, we're re-releasing part 2 of one of our Hall of Fame casts on our recommendations for an effective teleconference meeting, or conference call.

This week, we're re-releasing one of our Hall of Fame casts on our recommendations for an effective teleconference meeting, or conference call.

This week, we're re-releasing one of our Hall of Fame casts on feedback and the shot across the bow.

This week, we're re-releasing part 2 of one of our Hall of Fame casts on mergers and acquisitions.

This week, we're re-releasing part 1 of one of our Hall of Fame casts on mergers and acquisitions.

Part 2 of our guidance on what to do if your direct keeps saying no when you ask if they're open to feedback.

Part 1 of our guidance on what to do if your direct keeps saying no when you ask if they're open to feedback.

Part 3 of our guidance on how to transition from talking about ideas and plans and projects in a general way to talking about the specifics of getting the work done.

Part 2 of our guidance on how to transition from talking about ideas and plans and projects in a general way to talking about the specifics of getting the work done.

Part 1 of our guidance on how to transition from talking about ideas and plans and projects in a general way to talking about the specifics of getting the work done.

Part 2 of our guidance on how to teach directs how to interview candidates for hiring.

Part 1 of our guidance on how to teach directs how to interview candidates for hiring.

Our guidance on how long to wait before giving negative feedback to a direct.

Part 4 of our guidance on phone screen interviews. Before you bring a hiring candidate for a full day of interviews, phone screen your potential candidates to narrow the field even further. Here's how.

This week, we're re-releasing one of our Hall of Fame casts on on delivering a performance review (part 1).

This week, we're re-releasing one of our Hall of Fame casts on on delivering a performance review (part 2).

This week, we're re-releasing one of our Hall of Fame casts on how to prepare performance reviews (part 1).

This week, we're re-releasing one of our Hall of Fame casts on how to prepare performance reviews (part 2).

Part 3 of our guidance on phone screen interviews. Before you bring a hiring candidate for a full day of interviews, phone screen your potential candidates to narrow the field even further. Here's how.

Part 2 of our guidance on phone screen interviews. Before you bring a hiring candidate for a full day of interviews, phone screen your potential candidates to narrow the field even further. Here's how.

Part 1 of our guidance on phone screen interviews. Before you bring a hiring candidate for a full day of interviews, phone screen your potential candidates to narrow the field even further. Here's how.

This week, we're re-releasing one of our Hall of Fame casts on assigning work and reporting.

When your directs tell you, "I'm working on X, and Y, and Z," it's often a sign that they lack detailed deliverables and deadlines. Here's how to encourage them to deliver.

Submitting a report that will raise eyebrows or cause concerns carries with it the responsibility to communicate additionally the what and why to your boss.