Get through the first 90 days: practical tips

Recurring check-ins ensure regular communication between managers and their direct reports. Each week, every employee reflects on their role and provides a brief update and share the following:

• A quick pulse on how they’re feeling.
• A green/yellow/red on their curre...

Before discussing performance in a 1:1 meeting, check your empathy first. You want to add value and find out how your direct report feels.

• Does the person you're managing feel invested in your company or team goals?
• Does he/she feel as if you've got his/her back...

• Engage and empower the entire team. Everyone in your organization should feel empowered to unleash his or her entrepreneurial spirit.
• Suspend judgment. Identify “the good” in the ideas instead.
• “Fail big, but fail soon.” Team members must also know that ...