Best practice stories
These posts come from true stories by competent and caring managers like you. They’ll let you bring the latest thinking into your meetings. Browse the search and category menu: there’s probably a post on something you’re working on today!
Why Are Our Schedules Different? (Time management)
How should executives allocate their time? Everyone wants to spend their time working on the right stuff. Ask your [...]
In the Gray Land: How Middle Managers Can Shape Culture
Shaping Culture One of the Workgroup said, “The middle is the best place to change things.” When you don’t have [...]
Dale Carnegie’s Four Critical Questions
Bad meetings aren’t a 21st Century problem. Meetings are frustrating, indecisive and long because people don’t prepare answers to the [...]
Remote Working is Testing Our Humanity
What work must be done in person? “What remote work is possible?” is easy to answer. But “What in-person [...]
How should the CEO be evaluated?
How should the CEO be evaluated? Participants Al Antoniewicz, Kaushal Chari, Cheryl DeMars, Steve Johannsen, Bryon Johnson, Bill Mitchell, [...]
Who Should Do What When? (Organization design)
Don’t try to do too much with your org chart: it’s hard enough. Organization design is how to arrange [...]
Does Anyone Really Care? (Performance evaluation)
Management best practice of the week: 5.3.6 Performance evaluation Thoughtful, disciplined and frequent performance evaluations are especially important given [...]
How Can You Prepare Your Successor for the Top Job?
Brian Baker, CEO of Sentry Equipment, kicked us off this discussion with stories about his own succession and transition [...]
What Does Your Manager Weigh in Gold Coins?
How do you quantify the value of good management? You can't make staffing decisions without being able to answer [...]