Manager Tools

Rolling Out One On Ones - The Briefing 04.09.2017 ↓

How to brief your directs when you're starting One On Ones.

First Meeting With A New Direct - Results 28.08.2017 ↓

When someone new joins your team, we recommend you communicate early about your key priorities.

Resistant Directs In One On Ones - Chapter 2 - Part 2 21.08.2017 ↓

Part 2 of our second chapter on directs resisting One On Ones.

Resistant Directs In One On Ones - Chapter 2 - Part 1 14.08.2017 ↓

Part 1 of our second chapter on directs resisting One On Ones.

The Bridge Between Feedback And Coaching - Part 3 07.08.2017 ↓

Part 3 of our guidance on how to guide or help a direct when feedback doesn't work and coaching isn't necessary.

The Bridge Between Feedback And Coaching - Part 2 31.07.2017 ↓

Part 2 of our guidance on how to guide or help a direct when feedback doesn't work and coaching isn't necessary.

The Bridge Between Feedback And Coaching - Part 1 24.07.2017 ↓

Part 1 of our guidance on how to guide or help a direct when feedback doesn't work and coaching isn't necessary.

What Do You Want To Do And Where Do You Want To Do It? 17.07.2017 ↓

How to qualify your ability to help someone during a job/career transition.

How To Evaluate Answers To The Weakness Question - Part 3 10.07.2017 ↓

Part 3 of our guidance on asking and evaluating the weakness question when interviewing candidates.

How To Evaluate Answers To The Weakness Question - Part 2 03.07.2017 ↓

Part 2 of our guidance on asking and evaluating the weakness question when interviewing candidates.

How To Evaluate Answers To The Weakness Question - Part 1 26.06.2017 ↓

Part 1 of our guidance on asking and evaluating the weakness question when interviewing candidates.

My Direct Disagrees With Me Privately - Part 2 19.06.2017 ↓

Part 2 of our guidance on what to do if your direct disagrees with you privately.

My Direct Disagrees With Me Privately - Part 1 12.06.2017 ↓

Part 1 of our guidance on what to do if your direct disagrees with you privately.

Retaining Disgruntled Staff As a New Manager 05.06.2017 ↓

What to do as a new manager when you're in danger of losing staff who are critical to your team.

When NOT To Use Email - Part 2 29.05.2017 ↓

Email is useful but much more narrowly than most managers think.

When NOT To Use Email - Part 1 22.05.2017 ↓

Email is useful but much more narrowly than most managers think.

The Pinch Crunch Relationship Model 15.05.2017 ↓

How to maintain trusting relationships when things go wrong.

Executive Tools - Measuring Your Organization's One On Ones - Part 2 08.05.2017 ↓

Part 2 of our guidance on how to SIMPLY measure whether or not managers who work for you are doing One On Ones.

Executive Tools - Measuring Your Organization's One On Ones - Part 1 01.05.2017 ↓

Part 1 of our guidance on how to SIMPLY measure whether or not managers who work for you are doing One On Ones.

Manager Tools Middleman Test - Part 2 24.04.2017 ↓

Part 2 of our guidance on what you can do when a direct refuses or disagrees with a reasonable request: Use The Manager Tools Middleman Test.

Manager Tools Middleman Test - Part 1 17.04.2017 ↓

Part 1 of our guidance on what you can do when a direct refuses or disagrees with a reasonable request: Use The Manager Tools Middleman Test.

The Myth of the Working Manager 10.04.2017 ↓

If you think you're a "working manager", and that's harder somehow, you're wrong.

Secrets of a Great Handshake - HOF 03.04.2017 ↓

Our Hall of Fame guidance on how to give a great handshake.

Adding Headcount Basics 27.03.2017 ↓

Just because your people "are too busy" doesn't mean it's time to add more.

Teaching Decision Making - The Responsibility Ladder - Part 5 20.03.2017 ↓

Part 5 of our guidance on using The Responsibility Ladder to teach directs how to go from handling individual tasks to managing their own work independently.