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I need to say something hard
Feedback, PIPs, terminations, layoffs, escalations
Say Something Hard
You don't need theory. You need the first sentence.
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I need to run my team better
Hiring, onboarding, 1:1s, delegation, meetings
Run My Team
Systems for hiring, onboarding, meetings, and delegation.
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Promotion, visibility, decisions, managing up
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Being good at the job isn't the same as having a good career.
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I just got promoted and don't know where to start
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1:1s
Structure for a weekly check in that isn't a status update
One on One Script
A repeatable structure so your 1:1s stop being a status meeting in disguise.
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Feedback
Direct without being harsh
Difficult Feedback Script
A way to say the hard thing clearly, the first time, without softening it into nothing.
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Performance
Naming an issue without making it a confrontation
Performance Conversation Script
What to say when someone on your team isn't hitting the mark.
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Interviewing a Candidate
Structure beats gut feeling
Interviewing a Candidate, First-Time Manager Template
A legally sound interview structure, script, and what you can never ask.
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Delegation Framework
Hand it off without losing the outcome
Delegation Framework Template
Task, fit, outcome, authority level, resources, check-in cadence, and success criteria.
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Headline first
Not the timeline you lived through
Executive Status Update Email Template
A recurring update to the exec team, built to be scanned in thirty seconds.

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