When someone new joins your team, we recommend you communicate early about your key priorities.

First Meeting With A New Direct - Results

This guidance continues our recommendations about topics to cover with new directs, encouraging them to ask questions about everything they don't understand.

First Meeting With A New Direct - Ask Questions

We recommend spending time with each new member of your team encouraging them to tell the truth, and not be afraid of not knowing how to do something or the standard way of doing something in their new role.

First Meeting New Direct Series - Tell The Truth - Part 2

First Meeting New Direct Series - Tell The Truth - Part 1

New Directs need guidance on how to start on the right foot. We recommend a series of meetings in their first weeks, one of which makes clear: you have to create and maintain trusting relationships within the organization to succeed.

First Meeting New Direct Series - Relationships Matter

This guidance continues our recommendations about topics to cover with new directs, encouraging them to be on time with themselves, their work, and their commitments.

First Meeting New Direct Series - Be Timely

This cast recommends a simple approach to speed up your fitting in to a new organization and role.

New Job Day One - Do It Yourself

This cast tells you what to take notes on in your first week in a new job.

New Job - Week One - Take Notes

Our guidance on how to create a 90 day new job plan.

90 Day New Job Plan - Your Role

90 Day New Job Plan - Who To Find

90 Day New Job Plan - The Overview

Our guidance on the information you need to develop relationships.

90 Day New Job Plan - Relationships

Our guidance on the information you need to gather on your bosses.

90 Day New Job Plan - Bosses

Mark and Mike conclude their discussion on the single most effective management tool available today - the weekly One-on-One.

One-on-Ones - Part 3 (Hall Of Fame Guidance)

Mark and Mike continue their discussion on the single most effective management tool available today - the weekly One-on-One.  In the podcast, we refer to both a written summary of the key points for conducting One-on-Ones, as well as a form useful for documenting your One-on-Ones.

One-on-Ones - Part 2 (Hall Of Fame Guidance)

Mark and Mike discuss the single most effective management tool - the One-on-One.

One-on-Ones - Part 1 (Hall Of Fame Guidance)

RoadMap is the revolutionary new interactive app to help you become an effective manager. Here's what it is and how to use it.

RoadMap For The Individual Manager

This cast includes Part 4 of our discussion on how to implement the Manager Tools' Management Trinity (One on Ones, Feedback, Coaching).

Rolling Out the Manager Tools Trinity  - Part 4 (Hall Of Fame Guidance)

This cast includes Part 3 of our discussion on how to implement the Manager Tools' Management Trinity (One on Ones, Feedback, Coaching).

Rolling Out the Manager Tools Trinity  - Part 3 (Hall Of Fame Guidance)

This cast includes Part 2 of our discussion on how to implement the Manager Tools' Management Trinity (One on Ones, Feedback, Coaching - and Delegation!).

Manager Tools - New Managers

Manager Tools - New Managers

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