Sitemap - 2024 - Great Managers

Brag, Worry, Wonder, Bet

Google Employees Press Leadership

Last Video of 2024

Great Manager Newsletter - Dec 18, 2024

Year End Reviews

December Checklist for Front-Line Managers:

Young Doctors Want Balance

Resulting

Great Manager Newsletter - Dec 11, 2024

Deming Myth

4 Tips on Decision Making

"Start-up Mode"

The Off The Cuff Comment

Great Manager Newsletter - Dec 4, 2024

The Daily Check-In

What is Decision Making

Tracking Feedback

The Fairness Council

How Do Organizations Decide Who to Layoff?

Use Case Studies

Great Manager Newsletter - Nov 20, 2024

Fact Vs. Opinion

Fairness vs. Equality in the Workplace

The Impact of Layoffs

You Aren't Doing Enough Development

Great Manager Newsletter - Nov 13, 2024

Development is a Choice

The Power of "No"

Winning at Work

2 Good Reasons to Delegate

Great Manager Newsletter - Nov 6, 2024

Election Day

Boosting Personal Productivity

Unlimited PTO Is a Gamble

The Starbucks Lesson

Great Manager Newsletter - Oct 30, 2024

Skills are Forever

The Ultimate Personal Organization System for Front-Line Managers.

The Hidden Cost of “Dry Promotions”:

Stacking Management Behaviors

Great Manager Newsletter - Oct 23, 2024

2 Lessons

Best Practices for Communicating and Tracking Employee Metrics

Going Back on a Job Offer

3 Types of Power

Great Manager Newsletter - Oct 16, 2024

Manager Self-Evaluations

The Power of Measurements for Managers

Is Stepping Down Really the Answer?

Why Non-Monetary Rewards are More Effective

Great Manager Newsletter - Oct 9, 2024

Focus on Non-Monetary Rewards

Understand Resulting

Jeff Bezos' Management Rules

Data Needs to Tell a Story

Great Manager Newsletter - Oct 2, 2024

Quiz Your Team on Goals

The After Action Review (AAR)

New Courses Announced

Overworking in the Banking Industry

You Manage People, Not Groups/Generations

Great Manager Newsletter - Sept 25, 2024

Employees are NOT Assets/Resources

Open Letter to Andy Jassy

The Results of the Business Roundtable Revolution

Myths of Feedback

Great Manager Newsletter - Sep 18, 2024

Feedback Isn't About Intent

Decision Making Elements

Leverage Between Employee and Employer?

Feedback Is Optional

Great Manager Newsletter - Sep 11, 2024

Feedback Fills a Vacuum

The Key Element to the Delegation Process

The "Founder Mode" Debate

Explain Why You Made Your Decision

Great Manager Newsletter - Sep 4, 2024

Review Best Practices

Why You Delegate

Can Rewards Be Harmful?

Leaders Read

Great Manager Newsletter - Aug 28, 2024

The Use of Personality Tests

Managers MUST Have a Development Plan

ALL NEW! GM Performance Evaluations (Not)

Learn From Your Successes

Great Manager Newsletter - Aug 21, 2024

Eric Schmidt - Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud

Key Elements of the Development Conversation

Does Your Org Need Generalists or Specialists?

Great Manager Newsletter - Aug 14, 2024

The Best Way to Reward Someone

Not So Friendly Skies

Great Manager Newsletter - Aug 7, 2024

What is A Reward

"I'm Not Your Mom"

Great Manager Newsletter - July 31, 2024

Is the Manager Always the Coach?

Fair Vs. Equal

Great Manager Newsletter - July 24, 2024

The Power of Coaching

The Challenge of Managing: Considering All Factors

Great Manager Newsletter - July 17, 2024

The Key to Feedback

The Impact of Executive Compensation on Employee Engagement

Great Manager Newsletter - July 10, 2024

Big News!

Understanding Positive and Negative Feedback

COVID-19 didn’t challenge managers, it exposed them

Be a People Manager

Finally! A Good News Story.

Great Manager Newsletter - June 26, 2024

The Critical Follow Up to the 4 W's

The Real Issue With Productivity

Great Manager Newsletter - June 19, 2024

The 4 W’s of Setting Expectations

Dell Competing for Worst Implementation of Return-to-Office

Great Manager Newsletter - June 12, 2024

Special Tuesday Message

How to do Check-Ins

7 Steps for Managers to Navigating Workplace Conflict

Building Relationships Scorecard

The Biggest Misconception About Compensation

Great Manager Newsletter - June 5, 2024

Conducting the One-on-One (O3)

Moving from the Big City Can Hurt Your Career

Great Manager Newsletter - May 29, 2024

The Big Win – Building Relationships with the Team

Why Am I Getting Paid Less Next Year?

Great Manager Newsletter - May 22, 2024

The Importance of Continuous Learning for Managers

“Nothing I Hate More” – Who Believes This Lie?

Great Manager Newsletter - May 15, 2024

Building Trust: A Manager’s Journey to Strengthening Team Relationships

Why Hasn’t Employee Engagement Improved?

Great Manager Newsletter - May 8, 2024

Teaching Your Decision-Making Process to Your Team Is Critical

The Changing Workplace: What Topics are Taboo?

Great Manager Newsletter - May 1, 2024

7 Steps for Managers to Navigating Workplace Conflict

Invite your friends to read Great Managers

His Heart is in the Right Place – The Misguided Plan of Bayer’s CEO

Great Manager Newsletter - April 24, 2024

Pardon The Extra Email

Feedback Vs. Development Vs. Coaching

Mixed Messages: Lavish Corporate Spending During Layoffs

Great Manager Newsletter - April 17, 2024

Effective Communication Strategies for Remote Teams

Dumb and Dumber: The Right to Disconnect Bill

Great Manager Newsletter - April 10, 2024

Develop Employees in Skills They Want to Learn

Why Middle Managers Deserve More Recognition

Great Manager Newsletter - April 3, 2024

3 Stress Management Tips Every Manager Needs

When the New Employee Makes More Money

Great Manager Newsletter - March 27, 2024

The Delegation Process

Should You Offer a Promotion Without a Raise?

Great Manager Newsletter - March 20, 2024

Proven Strategies to Engage Your Team

Tougher Performance Reviews? Why?

Great Manager Newsletter - March 13, 2024

4 Ways to Promote Well-being in Your Team

A CEO Says Something Dumb: Drag Them or Try to Understand?

Great Manager Newsletter - March 6, 2024

Creating a Feedback Culture Within Your Team

Is Employee Surveillance Bad?

Great Manager Rating/Style

Great Manager Newsletter - Feb 28, 2024

5 Time Management Tips for Busy Managers

The 4 W's Of Setting Expectations Job Aid

Boeing’s Problem with Safety Culture

Great Manager Newsletter - Feb 21, 2024

The 3-Step Feedback Process

When Management Shows You What They Are, believe Them

Great Manager Newsletter - Feb 14, 2024

4 Ways to Lead by Example

In The News....

Great Manager Newsletter - Feb 7, 2024

Use Case Studies to Practice Decision Making

In The News - Feb 2, 2024

Great Manager Newsletter - Jan 31, 2024

A Message for the Great Manager Community

Great Manager Newsletter - Jan 24, 2024

Mea Culpa