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Tag Archives: one-on-one
Who Do You Promote Into Management?
I vividly remember my first promotion into management. I was looking for a promotion to be a senior engineer. I asked for a promotion. I got a promotion into management. Was I ready? Oh no! I remember asking for another … Continue reading
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Tagged career, career development, management myth, one-on-one, succession planning
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Coach New People to Success
I’ve been having some strange email conversations with two testers, one business analyst, and a project manager. Yes, a total of four new people. They have each found jobs on projects. And, they are in over their heads. Each of … Continue reading
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Tagged coaching, communication, one-on-one, project management, team
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Management Myth 6 Posted: I Can Save Everyone
Have you been in a position where you–or your manager–wanted to save a difficult employee? Maybe you felt as if you bent over backwards to save an employee? Don’t do it. In this myth, Management Myth #6, I Can Save … Continue reading
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Tagged Behind Closed Doors, feedback, management myth, one-on-one
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Management Myth #5 About Ranking Systems Posted
I have another management myth, this one about ranking systems posted up at Techwell. This one, We Can and Must Have an Objective Ranking System, I suspect will generate much discussion. Be my guest!
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Tagged collaboration, feedback, management myth, MBO, one-on-one, performance evaluation, ranking system
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Management Myth #3 and #4 Posted at Techwell
I’ve been writing a series of management myths this year. I didn’t realize when myth #3 went live and #4 went live yesterday. Management Myth #3: We Must Treat Everyone the Same Way and Management Myth #4: I Don’t Need One-on-Ones … Continue reading
New Manager, New Product Owner, Too Much Work
I recently spoke with a colleague who’s a little confused. John was just promoted to being the development manager in a small organization. He’s used to doing lots of work—whatever needs to be done, he does. Now, he’s managing 6 … Continue reading
Posted in agile
Tagged management, one-on-one, product owner, project management, project portfolio, transition to agile
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Getting Organized: What’s Different About Managers
I’ve written before about getting organized, especially when it comes to cleaning up my office. My breakthrough came the last time, when I realized I’m the kind of person who needs to see everything out that I’m working on. Same … Continue reading
Posted in organization
Tagged management, one-on-one, project portfolio, project portfolio management
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Managing One-on-One
Since Esther and I started advertising our One-on-One workshop, I’ve been hearing wonderful stories about how managers and team members have benefited from one-on-one meetings. Here are some: A tester said he’d been ready to give notice when his … Continue reading
Positive Results With One-on-ones
Via Keith’s A Few Good Posts by Ed Gibbs, I read Better Feedback Loops With One on Ones. Sounds like one-on-ones are helping Ed and his team. Last week, I had dinner with a manager (also using Scrum) who … Continue reading
Flipping the Bozo Bit Back
A new-to-a-company manager explained this situation to me recently. She’d overheard something like this recently from one of her team members. So you’re working in a place where it seems as if all the managers are Bozos. But you … Continue reading
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Tagged Behind Closed Doors, management, one-on-one, project portfolio, transparency
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