managers
Manager, mentor or coach? Help! We need some distinctions!
More organizations are asking their managers to coach their people. Others are telling their managers to mentor their people. Some provide training and clarity on what is meant by these terms, but many more don’t. The terms left undefined are also unmeasured.
Building strong managers with an L&D lens
Learning and development can provide opportunities that help managers understand, accept and buy into their role in the employee retention process.
Increasing the success rate of first-time leaders: Training the three key mindsets
New leaders must recognize that the mindsets that helped them succeed as individual contributors may well hinder their success as managers, and they need training on how to shift these mindsets to those required for effective leadership.
How L&D teams should support the changing role of middle managers
But as times have moved on and resources have become scarce, middle managers have needed to shift and hone their focus on employee retention and training.
Is one-minute management still relevant in 2022?
Can today’s overwhelmed managers be effective leaders with management theories from 40 years ago?
The ROI for manager training: Why it’s your best defense against the great resignation
Training can turn your managers into your best asset for creating a positive workplace culture, one that not only keeps your best people but draws in the next generation of top performers.
Silo-busting networking: How organizations can break down barriers to belonging and retain exceptional talent
You, as a leader in learning and development, can break down barriers. It’s a matter of curiosity, connection and purpose.
Hitting the reset button on manager development
Organizations need to have managers that people want to work for. This requires a different approach to developing managers.
Competencies and collaborations for 2022
Since 2022 is likely to be rife with unknowns and uncertainties, the need for paradigms that reach across all modes of work is crucial.
Equity of access to leadership development in a world of squares
Here’s how to level the playing field in order to grow the strongest team and organization in a remote and hybrid work environment.
Creative ways to support managers of remote teams
By making intentional decisions to build trust, establish a remote working policy, provide training and invest in technology, talent leaders can help support managers and contribute to organizational goals.
COVID-19 didn’t challenge managers, it exposed them
The remote workforce exposed managers’ lack of skills necessary to lead teams in any environment.
COVID-19: A turning point for business management
It’s hard to believe it’s been more than a year since the world was blindsided by a global pandemic.
The art of the pivot
Try these four tactics the next time you have to change direction.
Managers: Dial down stress for working moms
To successfully dial down the pressure for working moms, managers must understand that the realities working mothers face are different from those of their male colleagues and those of women without children.