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u/stevenfong · 2 pointsr/AskManagement

I agree with the other comments here.

What are you trying to achieve by getting your directs to put more time in at the office? Are they not getting projects done on time? In most cases, working additional hours past the normal results in a dramatic reduction in employee effectiveness and satisfaction. Jeff Sutherland (one of the founders of Scrum) has an entire chapter on this in his latest book.

Also, the sandwich feedback method is terrible. It is totally transparent and your directs will not respect the lack of candor. I personally prefer the Manager Tools Feedback Model of 1)asking permission to share feedback 2) stating the action 3) stating the consequences of that action. It is super simple and straight to the point. It works for both positive and corrective feedback.

u/Marissani · 13 pointsr/AskManagement
  1. The first thing I tell my people when they start managing people or releases or anything else, Read Who Moved My Cheese. The change in outlook helped me keep things in perspective a lot when I started managing people.

    Second. Use your calendar. Book a conference room if you need to. But block out time to do the tasks that you need to do.

    Lastly. Encourage your people to go to each other first with problems before coming to you. If they can teach each other how to do things it will make them more confident in their abilities and more self sufficient. I do this but I also have time booked into each day to touch base with my people 2-3 times a day depending on how much they need. My senior people it's a five minute chat, sometimes with the entire group, first thing in the morning. My junior people it's five minutes when they get in to see what's going on, five to ten minutes around lunch, and then if they're struggling still they can come find me or send me a message and I'll help them get things sorted out. That little extra time can be used as learning moments, a sounding board, or even just to give feedback. Use 1-1's for things that you think they need a little more enforcement on.

    Most importantly though. Believe in yourself. You've got this. As long as you are confident that you can do what you need to, everything else will come together.
u/female-founder · 2 pointsr/AskManagement

One of my favorite books is Randy Komisar's The Monk and The Riddle: The art of creating a life while making a living. http://www.amazon.com/The-Monk-Riddle-Creating-Making/dp/1578516447

Highly recommend for any organization.

u/nullrecord · 1 pointr/AskManagement

There's a book called The First Time Manager which you might find very useful. I did. It's a relatively short read and very insightful.