If you think you're a "working manager", and that's harder somehow, you're wrong.
RoadMap For The Individual Manager
RoadMap is the revolutionary new interactive app to help you become an effective manager. Here's what it is and how to use it.
Can I Be Friends With My Directs? - Part 2 (Hall Of Fame Guidance)
This cast concludes our guidance on what a professional manager's role and limits are when it comes to being friends with our directs.
Can I Be Friends With My Directs? - Part 1 (Hall Of Fame Guidance)
This guidance describes what a professional manager's role and limits are when it comes to being friends with our directs.
Welcome To They - Professional Subordination - Chapter 2 - Part 2 (Hall Of Fame Guidance)
When decisions are made you may disagree with, you must communicate the decision supportively both in public and in private.
Welcome To They - Professional Subordination - Chapter 2 - Part 1 (Hall Of Fame Guidance)
When decisions are made you may disagree with, you must communicate the decision supportively both in public and in private.
Horstman's Law Of Uncertainty (Hall Of Fame Guidance)
This guidance describes what to say when you don't have an answer to a question, even when it's urgent.
The First Rule for New Managers (Hall Of Fame Guidance)
In this cast, we share the First Rule For New Managers: the most important recommendation for someone taking over a team.
Assume Positive Intent (Hall Of Fame Guidance)
Assume positive intent when analyzing the actions of others, especially directs.
Never Ask A Question Of A Direct (Whose Answer You Don’t Intend to Honor) (Hall Of Fame Guidance)
We recently published guidance recommending that managers ask directs for their efforts, rather than commanding. "Ask Don't Tell" comes from sales, bu...