Manager Tools

Coaching Is Self Development - Part 1 27.09.2021 ↓

Part 1 of our guidance on coaching is self-development. Managers play an important role, and managers can't make it happen without a willing direct.

Performance Conversations Don't Lead To Career Conversations 20.09.2021 ↓

Performance conversations and career conversations are connected, but also completely different.

The Manager And The Vaccine 13.09.2021 ↓

Managers play a big role in vaccinations. It's just not what many think it is.

How To Train Your People - Chapter One - Introductions - Part 2 06.09.2021 ↓

Part 2 of our guidance for how managers introduce training they send their people to.

How To Train Your People - Chapter One - Introductions - Part 1 30.08.2021 ↓

Part 1 of our guidance for how managers introduce training they send their people to.

2021 Recruitment Update - Part 2 (MT) 23.08.2021 ↓

Part 2 of our guidance for the 2021 employment market.

2021 Recruitment Update - Part 1 (MT) 16.08.2021 ↓

Part 1 of our guidance for the 2021 employment market.

The Middleman Test Chapter 2 - Feedback 09.08.2021 ↓

A lot of managers implement MTO3's and quickly swear by them. But lots of managers mistakenly talk themselves out of giving feedback. Here's one way to look at it.

Never O'Clock Chapter One 02.08.2021 ↓

Never O'Clock Chapter One

The 95% Solution - Part 2 26.07.2021 ↓

Part 2 of our guidance on how to get more time to focus on your priorities.

The 95% Solution - Part 1 19.07.2021 ↓

Part 1 of our guidance on how to get more time to focus on your priorities.

Exploit Your Wiggle Room - Part 2 12.07.2021 ↓

Part 2 of our guidance for managers who are hesitant to make changes.

Exploit Your Wiggle Room - Part 1 05.07.2021 ↓

Part 1 of our guidance for managers who are hesitant to make changes.

The Sweet 16 Podcast 28.06.2021 ↓

On our 16th Anniversary show, we talk about our origins and what's to come.

Why Experienced Directs Need One On Ones 21.06.2021 ↓

Here's what to say to experienced directs who don't want weekly One On Ones.

Communicating In Advance of A Miss - Part 2 14.06.2021 ↓

Part 2 of our guidance on how to communicate prior to missing a deadline.

Communicating In Advance of A Miss - Part 1 07.06.2021 ↓

Part 1 of our guidance on how to communicate prior to missing a deadline.

Trinity Pushback - One On Ones - Why Weekly? - Part 2 31.05.2021 ↓

Part 2 of our guidance on what to tell directs who want to have One On Ones less often than weekly.

Trinity Pushback - One On Ones - Why Weekly? - Part 1 24.05.2021 ↓

Part 1 of our guidance on what to tell directs who want to have One On Ones less often than weekly.

Meetings: Anything Else? 17.05.2021 ↓

The common way to end meeting discussions, "Is there anything else?" is ineffective.

Effective Meetings - Part 3 - HOF 2021 10.05.2021 ↓

Part 3 of our Hall Of Fame guidance on effective meetings.

Effective Meetings - Part 2 - HOF 2021 03.05.2021 ↓

Part 2 of our Hall Of Fame guidance on effective meetings.

Effective Meetings - Part 1 - HOF 2021 26.04.2021 ↓

Part 1 of our Hall Of Fame guidance on effective meetings.

The Manager Tools Data - Feedback - Part 5 19.04.2021 ↓

Part 5 of our review of the data behind our guidance on feedback, which relies on tests we have run over the past nearly 30 years.

The Manager Tools Data - Feedback - Part 4 12.04.2021 ↓

Part 4 of our review of the data behind our guidance on feedback, which relies on tests we have run over the past nearly 30 years.