Resources for Managers

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Video: Deepening Connection & Team Culture When We Need It Most
Video: Deepening Connection & Team Culture When We Need It Most
Let's All Adopt This Phrase: Strategic Rest
Let's All Adopt This Phrase: Strategic Rest
PDF: Team “Get to Know you” Exercise
PDF: Team “Get to Know you” Exercise
Always Busy? Micro Tips for Strengthening Leadership
Always Busy? Micro Tips for Strengthening Leadership
But What If It IS True?
But What If It IS True?
Better Feedback, Less Time (Sounds Good, Huh?)
Better Feedback, Less Time (Sounds Good, Huh?)
“I Like Sleep” - Let's Talk Employee Excuses
“I Like Sleep” - Let's Talk Employee Excuses
How Summer Improves How You Manage
How Summer Improves How You Manage
I Did the Exact Opposite of This Advice for 14 Years!
I Did the Exact Opposite of This Advice for 14 Years!
What's The Worst Behavior You're Tolerating?
What's The Worst Behavior You're Tolerating?
Avoiding Giving Feedback, Anyone?
Avoiding Giving Feedback, Anyone?
Let's Scrap 2024 Goal-Setting
Let's Scrap 2024 Goal-Setting
A Horrible What-Not-To-Say Example
A Horrible What-Not-To-Say Example
I Am Not Saying You're a Control Freak, But....
I Am Not Saying You're a Control Freak, But....
Video: Navigating the Time Crunch
Video: Navigating the Time Crunch
What's the Difference Between Coaching and Mentoring?
What's the Difference Between Coaching and Mentoring?
My Favorite Leadership & Managing Resources
My Favorite Leadership & Managing Resources
Of Course, They Don't Think Like You Do
Of Course, They Don't Think Like You Do
What Good Stewardship Means for Managers
What Good Stewardship Means for Managers
What is a Coaching Leadership Style?
What is a Coaching Leadership Style?
Say This 3x Fast: The Outcome Is Not The Outcome
Say This 3x Fast: The Outcome Is Not The Outcome
Are You Stuck in a Downward Spiral?
Are You Stuck in a Downward Spiral?
Proper Alignment Isn't Just for Your Back
Proper Alignment Isn't Just for Your Back
Seasons Always Change
Seasons Always Change
Yes, We're Going to Talk About Your Habits
Yes, We're Going to Talk About Your Habits
What Are You Avoiding That You Should Be Addressing
What Are You Avoiding That You Should Be Addressing
Ugh. When Will the Great Resignation End?
Ugh. When Will the Great Resignation End?
Your Mic is Always On
Your Mic is Always On
New Managers: How to Run Your First (Productive) Meeting
New Managers: How to Run Your First (Productive) Meeting
Having Patience with the Pendulum of Life
Having Patience with the Pendulum of Life
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What Are You Avoiding That You Should Be Addressing
What Are You Avoiding That You Should Be Addressing
Ugh. When Will the Great Resignation End?
Ugh. When Will the Great Resignation End?
Your Mic is Always On
Your Mic is Always On
New Managers: How to Run Your First (Productive) Meeting
New Managers: How to Run Your First (Productive) Meeting
Having Patience with the Pendulum of Life
Having Patience with the Pendulum of Life
What Is A Skip-Level Meeting? And How to Conduct One
What Is A Skip-Level Meeting? And How to Conduct One
What Confidence Really Takes
What Confidence Really Takes
Sometimes Managing Requires Backsteps
Sometimes Managing Requires Backsteps
How To Have More Effective 1-On-1 Employee Coaching Sessions
How To Have More Effective 1-On-1 Employee Coaching Sessions
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Your Growth Starts With This Question
Virtual Leadership: Tips To Leading and Managing Remote Teams
Virtual Leadership: Tips To Leading and Managing Remote Teams
Video: Delegating is Tough...and Essential
Video: Delegating is Tough...and Essential
5 Essential Manager Training Topics
5 Essential Manager Training Topics
Video: Self Promotion Isn't Bragging, It's Essential
Video: Self Promotion Isn't Bragging, It's Essential
Article [+ video]: Getting Dealt the Hard Cards
Article [+ video]: Getting Dealt the Hard Cards
PDF: Rejuvenation Checklist (for Stressed & Overwhelmed Managers)
PDF: Rejuvenation Checklist (for Stressed & Overwhelmed Managers)
Video: Easing Tough Conversations
Video: Easing Tough Conversations
PDF: Keeping Bias Out of Performance Reviews
PDF: Keeping Bias Out of Performance Reviews
Video: The Challenge in Setting Expectations
Video: The Challenge in Setting Expectations
Video: Leading With An Ownership Mentality
Video: Leading With An Ownership Mentality
It May Be Time For An Opinion Check-in
It May Be Time For An Opinion Check-in
Video: Manager as Coach: A Mindset and a Framework
Video: Manager as Coach: A Mindset and a Framework
Video: Being a Champion of Change (When Everything is Changing!)
Video: Being a Champion of Change (When Everything is Changing!)
PDF: Guidelines for Better Meetings
PDF: Guidelines for Better Meetings
Video: Why Influence Matters to Managers
Video: Why Influence Matters to Managers
How a Manager Calls a Do-Over
How a Manager Calls a Do-Over
A Manager's Greatest Admission
A Manager's Greatest Admission
Video: How to Navigate (and Survive!) Office Politics
Video: How to Navigate (and Survive!) Office Politics
Practicing Flexibility Now Will Help Managers Later
Practicing Flexibility Now Will Help Managers Later
Video: Key Career Skills to Keep on Your Radar
Video: Key Career Skills to Keep on Your Radar
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Video: How to Set and Respect Boundaries
Video: How to Set and Respect Boundaries
Checklist: What a Team Needs From Their Boss (esp. During a Crisis)
Checklist: What a Team Needs From Their Boss (esp. During a Crisis)
What Building Resilience Requires
What Building Resilience Requires
Giving & Receiving Difficult Feedback
Giving & Receiving Difficult Feedback
Handout: Delivering a Remote Performance Review
Handout: Delivering a Remote Performance Review
Video: Keeping Your Team Sane, Focused and Productive
Video: Keeping Your Team Sane, Focused and Productive
Video: The Stress of Managing Others
Video: The Stress of Managing Others
Video: Building Trust on Teams
Video: Building Trust on Teams
Does Starting a Tough Conversation Give You Hives?
Does Starting a Tough Conversation Give You Hives?
Does My Struggling Manager Need A Coach?
Does My Struggling Manager Need A Coach?
3 Words About Bias Every Manager Should Know
3 Words About Bias Every Manager Should Know
3 Shifts New Managers Need to Make
3 Shifts New Managers Need to Make
How to Control Feeling Out of Control
How to Control Feeling Out of Control
Avoiding Autopilot
Avoiding Autopilot
Can You Spare 2 Minutes?
Can You Spare 2 Minutes?
A Serious Planner Problem
A Serious Planner Problem
Motivation is Garbage
Motivation is Garbage
The Serendipity of Success
The Serendipity of Success
The Karma of Kindness
The Karma of Kindness
Where Enthusiasm Meets Momentum
Where Enthusiasm Meets Momentum
A Lesson on Self-Awareness
A Lesson on Self-Awareness
Your Performance Review Doesn't Count, This Does
Your Performance Review Doesn't Count, This Does
Your Decisions = Your Success
Your Decisions = Your Success
3 Ways to Keep Employees Curious
3 Ways to Keep Employees Curious
Building a Forgiveness Culture
Building a Forgiveness Culture
Don't Be THAT Person
Don't Be THAT Person
Can You Say Burnout?
Can You Say Burnout?
On Being a Better Leader...
On Being a Better Leader...
Put on a G*d Damn Costume!
Put on a G*d Damn Costume!
Do you have a Dog?
Do you have a Dog?
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