Manager Tools

For any project or initiative you're starting, announce it to your team before you start. Announce it during Zero Week.

Part 3 of our guidance on escalation.

Part 2 of our guidance on escalation.

Part 1 of our guidance on escalation.

When your boss's peer tasks you, or requires work from you, we call that the The Aunt Trap. It used to be The Uncle Trap, but we modernized the reference.

If you're looking for efficiencies, cut out some of the reporting nobody reads anyway. Use Zero-Based Reporting.

Our Hall Of Fame guidance on how to get a better understanding of what your goals are from your boss.

Our Hall of Fame guidance on how to think more creatively about annual planning goals.

Our Hall Of Fame guidance on how to start setting annual goals, and why we do not like "SMART" goals.

Part 4 of our guidance on what to do if a direct repeatedly says no to feedback.

Part 3 of our guidance on what to do if a direct repeatedly says no to feedback.

Our Hall of Fame guidance on delivering a performance review.

This week, we're re-releasing one of our Hall of Fame casts on how to prepare performance reviews.

Part 2 of our guidance on what to do if a direct repeatedly says no to feedback.

Part 1 of our guidance on what to do if a direct repeatedly says no to feedback.

Part 2 of our guidance on what to do when a direct says yes to feedback, but you can tell they don't mean it.

Part 1 of our guidance on what to do when a direct says yes to feedback, but you can tell they don't mean it.

Part 2 of our guidance on decisions, not choices.

Part 1 of our guidance on decisions, not choices.

Part 3 of our guidance on creating organizational hiring criteria. There's more to creating great questions for interviews. You've got to know what and who you want, and how to evaluate answers.