Some businesses and organizations are just now realizing the impact of neglecting professional development for their managers. In today’s podcast, I share four reasons I hear leaders say that they are focusing on first-time managers. I share each of these
You feel like your first-time manager isn’t making it. You aren’t sure why they aren’t more successful leading their team. In today’s podcast are FIVE signs your first-time manager may be failing and what to do. We cover everything from
The unfortunate reality that keeps you from reaching the managers on your team who need the most help. In my first role as a manager, I couldn’t listen to my manager. I didn’t know it then but I later realized
Now that you have hired or promoted a first-time manager, these are the 10 things I do to help you set them up for success. A study by Gartner showed that 60% of new managers fail within the first 24
The Two Ds for Emerging Leaders of High-Performing Teams Emerging Leaders know that they need to assign work, but many times don’t have a framework for doing so. Emerging Leaders are both frustrated and surprised that managing their team isn’t
These are simple actions you can start today to reduce delegation failure. Delegation is a skill that most managers and leaders I work with struggle with most. Most assume delegation success and are often confused when delegation fails. Most managers
Ways for managers to avoid micromanaging. Most managers who micromanage their team are unknowingly doing so. Most micromanagers would say that they aren’t micromanagers. You may be micromanaging and not realize it. So, what’s so bad about micromanaging anyway? If
What Delegation Masters Accept in their Delegation Strategy and Others Resist To have a high-performing team, the leader of that team uses delegation as a strategy in their leadership toolbelt. The fact that you have a team by definition is
These ten failures of delegation are what I have found that leaders experience most. Delegation is the number one skill that leaders I work with struggle with most. Most leaders don’t have a delegation strategy. Most leaders don’t ever think
Why it’s important to know the difference between authority and accountability. Leaders don’t understand what delegation really is and what it is not. Many leaders are already delegating without realizing it. Every task completed by your team, every function they