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What Number Twos Do - And Why - Part 2 Aug 26, 2024

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To find the time to get your own work done, you've got to name a successor: a Number Two. You can be forgiven for thinking that Number Two's aren't really a thing, because so few managers use them. But the best do. And here's how they delegate to them, for both the Number Two's benefit, and for YOU.

What Number Twos Do - And Why - Part 1 Aug 19, 2024

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Top Ten Hiring Mistakes - #9 - Comparing Candidates Aug 12, 2024

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Hiring is a critical skill for managers, and especially so for executives. And managers and executives have been making the same hiring mistakes for the past 30 years. Here's your rogue's gallery of hiring (which is separate from interviewing.)

"You're Asking For The Wrong Thing" Aug 05, 2024

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It's actually usually a good thing when directs ask for a promotion. Yes, some folks aren't ready, and some folks just want more money, or to make their resume look better for their career planning. But for the most part, people asking for promotions is good. Most managers don't think that, because when a direct asks for a promotion and isn't ready - and most are not - that means we managers have to have a "difficult conversation." We have to, "tell them they're not ready." But that's seeing the glass as half empty. The half full way to think of the conversation is simple: no direct who wants a promotion is assuming they won't get more responsibilities.. The right way to handle this conversation is to tell them that they're asking for the wrong thing - the promotion - rather than the right thing - more responsibilities.

Interviewing Is NOT A Two Way Street Jul 29, 2024

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The common wisdom these days says that "interviewing is a two-way street." In other words, the candidate is evaluating you and your company and your opportunity at the same time. Unfortunately, like most common wisdom - wisdom not being common - this is very bad advice! Candidates should not be trying to interview you while you are interviewing them. Here's what to do when they start asking questions. They'll get their chance to ask questions, but not just yet.

Manager Tools Delegation Model - Updated Jul 22, 2024

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Our updated guidance on the Manager Tools Delegation Model.

Manager Tools Coaching Model - Updated - Part 3 Jul 15, 2024

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Part 3 of our updated guidance on the Manager Tools Coaching Model.

Manager Tools Coaching Model - Updated - Part 2 Jul 08, 2024

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Part 2 of our updated guidance on the Manager Tools Coaching Model.

Manager Tools Coaching Model - Updated - Part 1 Jul 01, 2024

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Part 1 of our updated guidance on the Manager Tools Coaching Model.

The Manager Tools Chatbot - Great Management Advice Jun 24, 2024

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Our founders, Mark Horstman and Michael Auzenne, introduce the Manager Tools chatbot and share features, development details, and benefits for professional individual contributors, managers, and executives.

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