Do this instead. Here are 6 ways to motivate your team that doesn’t undermine their intrinsic employee motivation that they already have. “I need to figure out how to motivate my employees.” When was the last time thought that to yourself? It could’ve been the other week, when you noticed one of your direct reports…
You’re giving feedback because you want your team to improve. Here’s how to give feedback that precisely helps nudge your team in the right direction. The reason you’re giving feedback is because you want something to be different, in the first place. You want a direct report to make sure he’s not rubbing the rest…
Based on research from almost 400 people and insights from 1,000+ managers, here are the processes and tools to collaborate effectively in a remote team. “How do you collaborate effectively if your team is remote?” Dame Stephanie “Steve” Shirley, a famed British technology pioneer answered this question at the Business of Software Conference in Cambridge,…
5 not-so-often-shared ways to manage up and have a better relationship with your boss.
The 4 essential elements to include in your team retreat – and the exact 3-day team retreat agenda we held for Know Your Team. This was a first for us: We held a team retreat for Know Your Team. Though we’ve been in business for the past five years, we’d never had an official team retreat.…
The question, “What are the best interview questions to ask?” was recently discussed in The Watercooler, our online community of 1,000+ managers. Here were their answers. You only have one hour with this person, so you need to decide: What are the best interview questions to ask them? Hiring is one of the hardest parts…
Virtual team building is tough. Here are 7 ways you can build social connection in a remote team, even from afar. I’ll be shocked if you’re shocked: Building social connection in a remote team is the hardest part of managing a remote team. According to a survey we ran this past fall with 297 remote…
The upsides, downsides, and everything in between, to consider around using OKRs to set goals as a manager. I remember the first time I heard the term, “OKR” about five or so years ago. My initial reaction was, “Er… Okay what?” Turns out “OKR” is an acronym for “Objectives and Key Results” – a framework…
The #1 piece of information you should be focused on as a leader is sharing company vision. Here’s exactly how to do it. “Company vision” might be the fluffiest business term I know. Thrown around by every nearly business book and article, “vision” is often used vaguely, without nuance or thoughtfulness. Yet despite it’s watered-down…
Based on input from 1,000+ managers in our Watercooler online leadership community, here’s what to consider if you’re thinking about doing performance reviews. “Should I do performance reviews?” A manager recently wrote this to me. We’d arrived at the middle of the year (already?!), and he was curious if he should kick-off bi-yearly performance reviews…