Sticky Notes: 5 Essentials of Hands-On Management

The result: teams that feel supported, guided, and empowered to excel.

Great managers set their teams up for success with these five practices:

1. Stay tuned in to what your people are working on each day.

2. Hold regular check-ins that keep communication flowing.

3. Clarify goals, priorities, and deadlines with every assignment.

4. Provide support, resources, and problem solving on the spot.

5. Recognize progress and keep performance records current.

The result: teams that feel supported, guided, and empowered to excel.

Bruce Tulgan
Bruce Tulgan is a best-selling author and CEO of RainmakerThinking, the management research, consulting, and training firm he founded in 1993. All of his work is based on 27 years of intensive workplace interviews and has been featured in thousands of news stories around the world. His newest book, “The Art of Being Indispensable at Work: Win Influence, Beat Overcommitment, and Get the Right Things Done” ( Harvard Business Review Press) is available for purchase from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and all major booksellers. Follow Tulgan on Twitter @BruceTulgan or visit his Website at: rainmakerthinking.com.