Practical tools for people who manage people
Checklists, conversation guides, worksheets, and reflection exercises — built to be used, not just read.
A short, structured check-in managers can run with any direct report, built around five simple prompts.
A pre-announcement checklist to confirm a decision is ready to communicate, not just ready to make.
A worksheet for building a realistic, recurring feedback cadence instead of relying on the annual review.
A structured way to compare a stated value against what actually happens in meetings, promotions, and decisions.
A planning tool for preparing managers before an organizational change reaches their teams.
Five honest questions a manager can ask themselves about how safe their team actually feels to disagree.
A worksheet for mapping what a new hire should know, feel, and be able to do at 30, 60, and 90 days.
A worksheet to separate what a role owns, what it contributes to, and what it should stop doing.
A short, non-defensive set of questions for exit conversations that produce usable information rather than politeness.
A worksheet for naming who actually decides, who is consulted, and who is informed, for the decisions your team makes often.
A short before-and-after checklist for making recurring meetings worth the time they cost.
Prompts for a development conversation that goes beyond 'where do you see yourself in five years.'