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Part 1 of our chapter one guidance on project management reporting.

Too many managers give negative feedback by trying to win an argument about what happened. It never works.

Managers and Directs often have different agendas in our One On Ones. Here's what to do about it.

Everybody thinks content knowledge is what makes for a good presenter. They're wrong, and that's why most of them stink as presenters. Especially trainers: ugh.

Part 2 of our interview with Richard Rumelt, strategy professor at UCLA Anderson and author of Good Strategy/Bad Strategy.

Part 1 of our interview with Richard Rumelt, strategy professor at UCLA Anderson and author of Good Strategy/Bad Strategy.

This cast describes how and why behavior is the primary focus of an effective professional and/or manager.

Our overview of DISC.

Part 2 of our guidance for the 2022 employment market.

Part 1 of our guidance for the 2022 employment market.

In this cast, Mark and Mike talk about their plans for the future of Manager Tools.

Our Hall of Fame guidance on preparing for meetings or presentations where you need to persuade.

If you're trying to change things - and you should be - you're going to experience the Horstman Curve. So you ought to know what it is.

Our Hall of Fame guidance on our first ever management koan.

Part 3 of our guidance on giving feedback to remote directs.

Part 2 of our guidance on giving feedback to remote directs.

Part 1 of our guidance on giving feedback to remote directs.

Part 2 of our response to a recent WSJ article that said annual reviews are a terrible way to evaluate employees.

Part 1 of our response to a recent WSJ article that said annual reviews are a terrible way to evaluate employees.

Our interview with a member of the Manager Tools community to help you understand as a manager, or potentially as an executive, about the kind of relationship you need to have with some of the people who make a difference in your organization and your career.