Make Intentional Decisions as a Team – Top 5 Steps
The Top 5 Research-Backed Steps to Make Intentional Decisions as a Team We know from organizational culture assessment data that the ability to make intentional decisions as a team is critical for achieving strategic priorities, building commitment, fostering...
3 Research-Backed Pieces of Advice for New Managers (and New Parents)
Advice for New ManagersWe know from people manager assessment center data that most new managers take on their new role as a people leader intending to do their very best and to nurture a highly successful team. New parents, too, begin their parenting role with the...
How to Succeed as a New Manager
Hooray for you! You got that promotion and that coveted management job is yours. Take a moment to enjoy your victory. Then think about how to succeed as a new manager to prepare for the challenge ahead. You know that to succeed as a new manager your focus will have to...
4 Common Mistakes New Managers Make that Undermine Credibility
Mistakes New Managers Make We know from people manager assessment center data that, despite the new manager training that you have hopefully attended, , there are still some management situations loaded with the “proverbial banana peel” just lying in wait to slip you...
3 Secrets of Successful New Managers
Successful New Managers Matter No. We’re not going to tell you every new leadership skill you must learn as you transition from individual contributor to new manager. But we are going to tell you that successful new managers matter. We hope you’ll be able to...
3 Communication Areas Where New Managers Miss the Mark
Communication Areas Where New Managers Miss the Mark Can Destroy Performance and MoraleAs a new manager you are suddenly in charge of a team and responsible for the team successes, failures, strengths, and weaknesses. No longer can you operate as an individual...
What Can Go Wrong with Unprepared New Managers
Unprepared New Managers Cause ProblemsWe know from our people manager assessment center data that too many companies have unprepared new managers because leaders promote people managers without enough support. They hand out promotions based on an employee’s...
