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The Anatomy of a Successful Check-In

Do you know to design your check-in to maximize your time, effort and impact? Download our infographic, “The Anatomy of a Successful Check-in” and its companion eBook, “The Check-in Blueprint: A 3-Staged Model for Designing More Effective 1:1s”, to get practical advice on how to structure and manage your employee check-ins so that they are aligned with your performance management strategy and help your employees thrive.

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The Check-In Blueprint: A 3-stage Model for Designing More Effective 1:1s


It’s common wisdom that great managers also provide great feedback through regular check-ins. But how can we know how to plan and conduct check-ins that can really help our employees to thrive? Check out our latest guide for a step-by-step breakdown of what makes 1:1s most effective and how you can be a great manager too.

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War Stories From The Coaching Trenches

Coaching employees can be an intensely rewarding experience. But, if you don’t know how to set limits or spot trouble, it can also turn into a soul-sucking nightmare.

Here’s some advice we’ve collected over the years on how you can practice some basic self-preservation, avoid being pulled into the void, and still function as a fantastic and effective coach for employees.

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14 Startling Statistics About Employee Feedback

There are a lot of studies on feedback in the workplace, and together, they can be startling – because they often seem contradictory.

We want more feedback, and in particular critical feedback, but we are also stressed out giving and receiving feedback.  When we get feedback right, it can make a huge difference driving engagement, retention and productivity.  

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7 Nightmares That Scare The Heck Out Of Managers (and what to do about them)

The nightmare scenario for any coach or manager is working hard to help develop employees and still seeing no progress, or worse, seeing them become more and more disengaged.

In our infographic, 7 Nightmares That Scare The Heck Out Of Managers (and what to do about them), we explore seven common situations managers find themselves in and what to do about them. To read more about how to deal with nightmare coaching scenarios, download our eBook, War Stories From The Coaching Trenches: Survival Advice For Managers and Coaches.

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Employee-driven Feedback: How to create a feedback culture that actually works

As humans, we have a very complicated relationship with feedback. Especially at work.

Even studies and surveys feel contradictory: We know we need critical input. We know it works. But we also know it creates high levels of stress for everyone—and that it can easily backfire.

So how can you set up a feedback system that actually works? Scholars say the solution is encouraging employees to proactively request the feedback they need. Employee-driven feedback gives workers autonomy that decreases stress and increases effectiveness for everyone.

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