Manager Tools

Assumptive Goal Setting - HOF 2022 26.12.2022 ↓

Our Hall of Fame guidance on how to think more creatively about annual planning goals.

How to Set Annual Goals - HOF 2022 19.12.2022 ↓

Our Hall Of Fame guidance on how to start setting annual goals, and why we do not like "SMART" goals.

The Manager Tools Interview Creation Tool 12.12.2022 ↓

The Manager Tools Interview Creation Tool will make you a better interviewer, and teach your team how to interview.

The Effective Manager Has a Playbook - Part 3 05.12.2022 ↓

Part 3 of our guidance on the manager playbook.

Delivering The Performance Review - HOF 2022 28.11.2022 ↓

Our Hall of Fame guidance on delivering a performance review.

Preparing Performance Reviews - HOF 2022 21.11.2022 ↓

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

The Effective Manager Has a Playbook - Part 2 14.11.2022 ↓

Part 2 of our guidance on the manager playbook.

The Effective Manager Has a Playbook - Part 1 07.11.2022 ↓

Part 1 of our guidance on the manager playbook.

Good Lieutenants Make Good Captains - Chapter 2 - The Trinity 31.10.2022 ↓

Our chapter two guidance on improving your chances of being promoted by being a good lieutenant.

Good Lieutenants Make Good Captains - Chapter 1 - Part 2 24.10.2022 ↓

Part 2 of our chapter one guidance on improving your chances of being promoted by being a good lieutenant.

Good Lieutenants Make Good Captains - Chapter 1 - Part 1 17.10.2022 ↓

Part 1 of our chapter one guidance on improving your chances of being promoted by being a good lieutenant.

Project Management - Reporting - Chapter One - Part 2 10.10.2022 ↓

Part 2 of our chapter one guidance on project management reporting.

Project Management - Reporting - Chapter One - Part 1 03.10.2022 ↓

Part 1 of our chapter one guidance on project management reporting.

Winning The Feedback "Argument" 26.09.2022 ↓

Too many managers give negative feedback by trying to win an argument about what happened. It never works.

My Directs Aren't Addressing My Agenda in One On Ones 19.09.2022 ↓

Managers and Directs often have different agendas in our One On Ones. Here's what to do about it.

The Three Levels of Presentation Mastery 12.09.2022 ↓

Everybody thinks content knowledge is what makes for a good presenter. They're wrong, and that's why most of them stink as presenters. Especially trainers: ugh.

The Kernel of Strategy - Part 2 (MT) 05.09.2022 ↓

Part 2 of our interview with Richard Rumelt, strategy professor at UCLA Anderson and author of Good Strategy/Bad Strategy.

The Kernel of Strategy - Part 1 (MT) 29.08.2022 ↓

Part 1 of our interview with Richard Rumelt, strategy professor at UCLA Anderson and author of Good Strategy/Bad Strategy.

Behavior is What Matters (MT) 22.08.2022 ↓

This cast describes how and why behavior is the primary focus of an effective professional and/or manager.

DISC Overview (MT) 15.08.2022 ↓

Our overview of DISC.

2022 Recruitment Update - Part 2 (MT) 08.08.2022 ↓

Part 2 of our guidance for the 2022 employment market.

2022 Recruitment Update - Part 1 (MT) 01.08.2022 ↓

Part 1 of our guidance for the 2022 employment market.

Special Cast - Succession Planning 25.07.2022 ↓

In this cast, Mark and Mike talk about their plans for the future of Manager Tools.

How to Prewire a Meeting - HOF 2022 18.07.2022 ↓

Our Hall of Fame guidance on preparing for meetings or presentations where you need to persuade.

The Horstman Curve 11.07.2022 ↓

If you're trying to change things - and you should be - you're going to experience the Horstman Curve. So you ought to know what it is.