What questions do you ask in one on ones with your manager? What about one on ones with managers that report to you? It’s important to understand that your one on ones with individual contributors reporting to you should be treated differently from those you’d have with the managers under you, and even more so […]
What is the value in having regular one on ones? Are they useful for remote teams? And what can you do if you’re a remote employee who feels like your manager doesn’t really engage with you enough? What can you do jump-start your own one on ones and stay in the loop? Recently, I was […]
A bad boss is usually a good person. There are many reasons that they can end up developing bad habits that lead to negative consequences for them and their team. Often, those problems then compound, forcing them into reactive management, fighting fires and dealing with major issues constantly. This makes it even harder to turn […]
One on ones are a unique, individual meeting. Depending on the situation, how to take notes the best way can vary. Managing is not one-size-fits-all. You need to adapt to not just your team and culture, but what fits each person. It’s why understanding Task Relevant Maturity is so important. But it doesn’t stop there. […]
If someone helped build and lead a company from $0 to over $20 Billion in revenue, you’d be pretty interested in how they did it, right? That’s exactly what Andy Grove did at Intel. And lucky for all of us, he’s written numerous books on the key concepts he felt made his company successful. The […]
Think you might want to get rid of the performance review? You’re not alone. A survey of executives revealed 58% believe their current performance management approach drives neither employee engagement nor high performance. That feeling goes well beyond executives. The performance review has become a punch line. Just look at a few of the many […]
What questions do you bring to your one on ones? If you’re like many managers, they may be similar to these: What did you do last week? What are you doing this week? What are you doing next week? What’s the status of that project? While those are good questions for a manager to know […]
“…The team appears to be more energized and I’m finding myself more confident in leading each individual. I’ve also extended the format to include PMs who I work with closely to also touch base and to achieve a similar outcome of trust building and alignment. So far it’s been positive.” A Design Director wrote that […]
