Yes, you need 1:1 meetings...and here's how to do them right effective teams Nov 14, 2023

 

There’s one thing I always recommend managers start adding to their routines with their team: one-on-one meetings with team members.

Holding meetings with each individual team member,...

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Two Pitfalls to Avoid When Setting Priorities For Your Team effective teams team operations teams Oct 31, 2023

 

As the end of 2023 approaches, I’ve started speaking with my clients about setting priorities for the rest of the year. 2024 is coming up faster than we think, and as we hurtle toward...

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Two Myths About Onboarding Employees DEBUNKED: Simplifying Transitions Through Onboarding effective teams team operations teams Oct 17, 2023

 

Let’s talk about something that can complicate your team operations right from the get-go if not done thoughtfully: onboarding employees.


There are two major misconceptions that come...

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How to create more FOCUS for your team effective teams managers teams Jan 17, 2023

We all want to do our best at work. 

Move faster. 

Deliver a better product or service. 

Help more people. 

But often, when assessing all of the things we could possibly do and...

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Disrupt Goal-Setting Overwhelm with This 3-Step Approach career effective teams goals managers Jan 13, 2023

Goal setting. We know we *should* do it, but it can be overwhelming. 

How many goals? How specific? Am I even focusing around the right things?

Goals give us a direction or north star for...

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How to decide if you want to be a manager career career advancement effective teams managers Nov 01, 2022

Thank you for tuning into my blog! This week I'm changing things up and doing a video version of my newsletter - let me know what you think!

This week I am helping prospective managers answer the...

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Three strategies for prioritizing better on your team effective teams managers Oct 18, 2022

"If everything is important, then nothing is." ― Patrick Lencioni

And yet… how many meetings have you been in that have 37 P0s, and it’s not looking like you’re going to get out...

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How to [Actually] Get Better at Giving Feedback effective teams feedback managers Sep 06, 2022

I get that feedback is important, I just don’t want to hear it…

…thought everyone ever.

We get it. Feedback is a gift. But the last time I got a gift that made my stomach turn,...

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The secret to high performing, effective teams accountability effective teams managers teams work culture workplace Aug 09, 2022

Accountability is the solution to all of your team’s problems. But first, it needs a reframe.

If you’ve ever uttered the words “why is everything so much harder than it needs to...

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