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How to conduct an exit interview
Someone put in their resignation notice. Hoo boy. Here’s how to conduct an exit interview that is useful, graceful, and candid. “How to conduct an exit interview?” I recently was asked this by an...
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Top 7 International Employment Lessons from AMA with Tim Burgess, Co-Founder...
As the co-founder of Shield GEO, a global employment organization that helps companies who want to hire someone in a country where they are unable to employ them directly, Tim shared his expertise and...
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Newsletter Issue 52
Every few weeks, I ask one question to a founder, CEO, manager, or business owner I respect… Subscribe to our Newsletter here. The Heartbeat Podcast: A chat with Shane Parrish In my very first episode...
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You’ve got your first one-on-one meeting with an employee: How to prepare?
If you’re a new manager, here are the exact 1-on-1 meeting questions, agenda template, and approach you can take for your first 1:1 meeting with an employee. If there’s anything you should be...
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4 valuable management lessons I’ve learned from 1,000+ leaders in January
From our 1,000+ managers all over the world in our Watercooler community, here are 4 valuable management lessons that I’ve personally learned already this year. Management lessons are everywhere. You...
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Newsletter Issue 53
Every few weeks, I ask one question to a founder, CEO, manager, or business owner I respect… Subscribe to our Newsletter here. The Heartbeat Podcast: A chat with Dr. Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler, Ph. D....
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How to coach employees? Ask these 1-on-1 meeting questions
Micromanage less and coach employees more by asking these key 1-on-1 meeting questions. The key to coaching employees lies in a single, straightforward choice: The 1-on-1 meeting questions you choose...
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The 3 essential tips for new managers: What to do first
If you’re a new manager, focus on these 3 tips for new managers and nothing else. “Help! I’m a new manager and have so much going on… Can you give me some tips for new managers?” A version of this...
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It’s time to kill the daily stand-up meeting
Daily stand-up meetings might be the quickest way to waste your time as a leader. Here’s why a daily stand-up meeting doesn’t work and what to do instead. “Is this daily stand-up meeting over yet?”...
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Top 8 Lessons in Giving Feedback from AMA with Anna Carroll, author, feedback...
As author, feedback coach, and speaker, Anna shared her expertise and lessons in giving feedback in our leadership community, The Watercooler. Every month, we invite one of the 1,000+ managers who are...
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Our “Guide to Managing Remote Teams” is now free
We’re giving away our “Guide to Managing Remote Teams” for free – it’s 60+ pages of best practices for managing remote teams, based on data from 297 remote managers and employees. Sheesh, it’s been...
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Newsletter Issue 54
Every few weeks, I ask one question to a founder, CEO, manager, or business owner I respect… Subscribe to our Newsletter here. The world sure has changed since I shared our last Heartbeat podcast...
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Introducing: Teams!
We launched support for multiple teams. Now, it’s easier than ever to have several – or all!– of your teams using KYT at your company. Possibly the most frequent thing I’d hear from managers who’ve...
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What to do when you’re feeling a lack of motivation at work, as a manager?
In these troubling times, a lack of motivation at work might not only affect your employees – it can affect you as a leader, too. Consider these 5 tips. You don’t want to be feeling it, but there it...
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Don’t let remote leadership bring out the worst in you
With remote leadership, it’s easy to succumb to management practices that hurt our team. Here’s how to avoid doing so. I’m deeply troubled: Remote leadership can bring out the worst in us as leaders...
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How to best support remote employees
You want to help as a manager – but how? Here are 8 ways to help ease stress, improve morale, and make working remotely easier for your team. You want to support remote employees in your now...
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The 4 critical questions to ask remote employees
Care about remote team morale? These critical questions to ask remote employees can help support your team as a manager. During these uncertain times, many of us as leaders might feel beholden have...
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Virtual team building: How to build trust in a remote team beyond games and...
You want your team to feel connected remotely… but how do you do it without cheesy games and activities? Here are 8 ways to get virtual team building right. Virtual team building is top of mind for...
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The best way to hold a remote one-on-one meeting
Here’s an exact agenda template to use and 5 key best practices to make sure you get the most out of your remote 1-on-1 meeting. If I told you, of all the things you were transitioning from being...
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How to manage a remote employee who is struggling
When an employee is underperforming while remote, it’s tough to know exactly what to say and do. Here’s a path you can pursue to manage a remote employee who is slipping. An experienced manager will...
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