Resources for Leadership, Management, and Growth

Template: Performance Summary for Direct Reports

4 weeks ago

Career Management, Communication, Management, Performance Management, Upward Management

Advocating for your team’s interests will almost always require you to communicate with stakeholders much higher than you in the organization. These folks are time-constrained, so being focused is key. …

Tool: Development and Growth Tracker

1 month ago

Career Management, Development, Template, Time Management

Too many workers deprioritize development to deal with their daily work, only to find years later that they’ve fallen behind peers in other teams and organizations. Avoid his situation is…

Template: Reflection Questions for Prioritizing Manager Time

5 months ago

Management, Powerpoint, Template

Use the questions in this template to reflect on opportunities to more effectively prioritize your time. Don’t forget to build in dedicated blocks every week for your team members’ development…

Exercise: Build Your Management Philosophy

5 months ago

Exercise, Management, Template

A management philosophy is like a mission statement for your leadership. Use this exercise to start to craft your own philosophy to guide how you think about and develop your…

Exercise: 100 Pennies

5 months ago

Exercise, Management, Template, Time Management, Uncategorized

The “100 Pennies” exercise calls for prioritizing activities by assigning a limited pool of points to activities based on importance. Use this template to try it out and start to…

Tool: Is Management Right for Me?

5 months ago

Management, Template, Uncategorized

For many, taking on people-leadership roles is required for career advancement. This is quite often not the case, however, and in these situations it can be helpful to check assumptions…

Tool: Manager Support Menu Template

4 months ago

Communication, Management, Template, Time Management

Depth Charge Consulting regularly updates this page with additional materials to support your journey, wherever it may take you!

This page includes content from the “How to Suck Less” book series, including “How to Suck Less as a Manager: A Practical Guide to Making Your Team Less Miserable Today!” and the forthcoming: “How to Suck Less at Managing Your Career: Making a Plan that Grows with You!”.

Resources for Leadership, Management, and Growth

Template: Performance Summary for Direct Reports

Tool: Development and Growth Tracker

Template: Reflection Questions for Prioritizing Manager Time

Exercise: Build Your Management Philosophy

Exercise: 100 Pennies

Tool: Is Management Right for Me?

Tool: Manager Support Menu Template

Depth Charge Consulting regularly updates this page with additional materials to support your journey, wherever it may take you!

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