Manager Tools - Management Basics

The Myth of the Working Manager

If you think you're a "working manager", and that's harder somehow, you're wrong.

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, but sales is about rel

Managers and Confidentiality (Hall Of Fame Guidance)

This cast recommends how managers handle requests for confidentiality from their directs.

Managers Are Communicated THROUGH (Hall Of Fame Guidance)

This guidance describes how managers ought to communicate organizational information to their team members.

Managerial Communications

This week we recur to a theme we started a while ago, management communications. If you don't remember, we won't be surprised - it was September, and we barely scratched

Results and Retention - Part 2 (Hall Of Fame Guidance)

The definition of an Effective Manager is to achieve results while retaining your team members.

Results and Retention - Part 1 (Hall Of Fame Guidance)

The definition of an Effective Manager is to achieve results while retaining your team members.

Introduction - Management Basics Feed

Introduction to the Manager Tools Management Basics feed.