Manager Development

What Does it Take to Build Super People Managers?

Mindset, skill set, practice and community. When mindset, skillset, practice and community are combined, they are very powerful, just...

Do You Liked Being Overworked as a Manager? 3 Steps to Great Delegation

I was talking to an old client and friend this past week and they mentioned they were bad at delegation. And now they were in a position...

Develop Yourself Leader

To help others develop, start with yourself! When the boss acts like a little god and tells everyone else they need to improve, that...

The Case for People Manager Development

We might as well be married to our manager. People management skills are some of the least developed in organizations and the most important

What Makes a Great People Manager? Part 8: Technical Competence

At first, it surprised me when I saw technical competence at the bottom of the list of the ranking of important skills of a manager at...

What Makes a Great People Manager? Part 7: Vision

I've mentioned several times before that a huge part of our jobs as people managers is to inspire our people. And what better way to do...

What Makes a Great People Manager? Part 6: Career Developer

As people managers and leaders we have the awesome opportunity and responsibility to help people grow. Obviously since our capacity of...

What Makes a Great People Manager? Part 5: Results Driver

Getting stuff done is pretty much the end goal, the point and purpose of why we have our job and what others like our teams, bosses,...

What Makes a Great People Manager? Part 4: Communicator

No one has ever complained about being too much "in the know". Have you ever heard of anyone quitting a job because they were "way to...