Manager Tools

Career Tools: Dealing With Objections - Part 2 24.07.2013 ↓

The conclusion of our guidance on how to deal with objections. This Career Tools podcast is included as a special bonus for Manager Tools Listeners.

Career Tools: Dealing With Objections - Part 1 24.07.2013 ↓

Our guidance on how to deal with objections. This Career Tools podcast is included as a special bonus for Manager Tools Listeners.

Post-Resignation Team Meeting - Part 2 21.07.2013 ↓

The conclusion of our guidance on how to have a brief meeting with your team immediately after you resign.

Post-Resignation Team Meeting - Part 1 14.07.2013 ↓

This guidance explains how to have a brief meeting with your team immediately after you resign.

The Collaborative Manager - Chapter 2 - Tell Some To Wait 07.07.2013 ↓

This guidance recommends asking your assertive communicators to wait to contribute, and to reinforce what you want with feedback.

Ordering Multiple Interviews - Part 2 30.06.2013 ↓

The conclusion of our recommendations for how to set up the order of interviews you conduct for a day of in-person interviews of a candidate.

Ordering Multiple Interviews - Part 1 23.06.2013 ↓

Our recommendations for how to set up the order of interviews you conduct for a day of in-person interviews of a candidate. This guidance is part of our Effective Interviewer Series.

Increasing Team Input Strategies Chapter 1 – Measure It 16.06.2013 ↓

This guidance recommends measuring the input proffered from quieter team members, to increase their contributions and collaboration.

Questions To Ask Candidate References - Part 2 09.06.2013 ↓

This guidance recommends what questions to ask of a job candidate’s references, if you progress to that stage.

Questions To Ask Candidate References - Part 1 02.06.2013 ↓

This guidance recommends what questions to ask of a job candidate’s references, if you progress to that stage.

One On One Development Analysis Check 26.05.2013 ↓

This guidance recommends evaluating directs’ performances by the content of what they bring to their One on One with you.

Measuring Feedback Chapter 2 Overweight Top Performers - Part 2 20.05.2013 ↓

The conclusion of our guidance recommending giving more positive (and then negative) feedback to a manager’s top performers, rather than trying to spread feedback out equally.

Measuring Feedback Chapter 2 Overweight Top Performers - Part 1 12.05.2013 ↓

This guidance recommends giving more positive (and then negative) feedback to a manager’s top performers, rather than trying to spread feedback out equally.

Politics 101 - Chapter 3 - The Myth Of The Just World (Part 2) 06.05.2013 ↓

The conclusion of our recommendations on professionals abandoning their belief in the myth of a just world and 'play politics'.

Politics 101 - Chapter 3 - The Myth Of The Just World (Part 1) 28.04.2013 ↓

This guidance recommends professionals abandon their belief in the myth of a just world and "play politics".

The Collaborative Manager - Chapter 1 - More Ideas 22.04.2013 ↓

This guidance helps managers be more collaborative by getting more input from their team members.

First Meeting With A New Direct - Ask Questions 14.04.2013 ↓

This guidance continues our recommendations about topics to cover with new directs, encouraging them to ask questions about everything they don’t understand.

Project Management Basics - Now And Later Tasks 08.04.2013 ↓

This guidance describes how to quickly assign tasks in a project without getting bogged down in details.

Lists And Agendas In One On Ones 01.04.2013 ↓

This guidance describes if and how to use lists and agendas during your One on Ones.

Diffusing Disagreements 25.03.2013 ↓

This guidance recommends a straightforward way to diffuse tension around, and overcome, objections others have to your ideas.

Email Three Times A Day - Part 2 18.03.2013 ↓

The conclusion of our guidance recommending doing email three times a day. ONLY three times a day.

Email Three Times A Day - Part 1 11.03.2013 ↓

This guidance recommends doing email three times a day. ONLY three times a day.

Never Step Out Of The Middle 04.03.2013 ↓

This guidance recommends managers never willingly allow their boss to talk to a skip directly.

Dealing With Vague Feedback - Part 2 25.02.2013 ↓

This guidance completes our discussion on how to respond to vague feedback from your boss or others.

Dealing With Vague Feedback - Part 1 18.02.2013 ↓

This guidance explains how to respond to vague feedback from your boss or others.