Common New Manager Questions: The Top 7
The 7 Most Common New Manager Questions Becoming a new people manager is a milestone — one that brings opportunity, responsibility, and uncertainty. Whether you’ve been promoted from within or hired into a new leadership role, the transition from individual...
3 Basics of Effective Manager Communication
Effective Manager Communication Still Matters Don’t think for a moment that advanced technology has solved our communication problems at work. The need for simple, clear, and audience-centric communication skills is not out of date. Especially for fast growth...
What Makes 69% of Managers Most Uncomfortable?
What Makes 69% of Managers Uncomfortable?A recent (and somewhat) disturbing Harris poll found that almost 70% of managers are uncomfortable with a very basic requirement for their job - communicating with their employees. And the top area of discomfort is in giving...
How to Build Trust as a New Manager
Build Trust as a New ManagerHow important do you think it is to build trust as a new manager? As part of our new manager training workshops, we have asked tens of thousands of employees what they want most from their new manager over the years. What would you guess...
The Problem with Leadership by Chaos
Leadership by ChaosLeadership by chaos poses a serious problem in the workplace. The chaos theory, originated by Edward Lorenz, states that within the apparent randomness of chaotic complex systems there are underlying patterns. Tom Peters in the book “In Search of...
Top Delegation Risks and How to Mitigate Them
Delegation RisksWhile delegation risks do exist, face it; you simply can’t do it alone. We know from new manager training participants that it can be especially challenging to assign tasks to others when you are used to doing them yourselves; it’s also hard to trust...
Best Practices for Meeting with Your Boss
Meeting with Your BossWhenever you are meeting with your boss, your one-on-one sessions should be productive for both you and your manager. We know from people manager assessment data that leaders spend over 20 hours per week on average in often wasteful meetings. ...
