How to Grow as a Manager, Even With a Busy Schedule

grow with a busy schedule

Are you growing your skills as a leader?  Are you building the right habits as a manager?  Do you bring out the best in your team?​We all want to be great leaders, but who has time for learning in our busy, always-on, push-notifications-every-5-minutes world? Boring, all-day trainings and LMS systems don’t seem to be the […]

The 4 Letter Word All Managers Should Avoid

4 Letter Word Managers Should Avoid

We all know that there are a collection of 4 letter words you shouldn’t use in polite conversation, which except in the most gruff environments, you especially wouldn’t use at work. Today, I want to talk about another 4 letter word all managers should avoid. It’s one you hear all the time, and may have even […]

51 Team Building Questions to Bring Your Team Closer Together

team building questions

Is your team bonding as much as you’d like them to? Or are they struggling to overcome their differences? How can you help everyone build strong relationships to work better together? One of the best ways is helping your team discover what they have in common, but how can you break the ice? What team […]

Why You Are Terrible at Hiring (And What Do About It)

Terrible at hiring (and what do about it)

What does it take to become great at hiring? Why do so many companies have bad hiring processes?  Rich Paret, a tech executive who has been a VP of Engineering at Twitter, a Senior Director at Google, and built teams a number of startups, has a passion for hiring. He shares his advice on why so […]

How to Remove Yourself from Your Team's Day to Day Work

remove yourself from the day to day

How do you remove yourself from the day work of being an individual contributor to being a manager? What are the things you should start, stop, or continue doing? In our interview today with former CTO and now leadership coach Mathias Meyer, we talk about the unique challenges in the transition to manager.  If you’re […]