Managing and assessing the team

As a manager, you must assess performance and provide critical feedback to individuals in the team. This feedback should not only highlight what the individuals do well, but also their areas for improvement. If there are problems, ensure that you have the hard discussions fast and quickly, and not let issues pile up or ignore talking about problems.

Regular 1:1s

Recurring 1:1s are a great way to establish connection between employee and manager and to share the common goals and set deliverables to measure progress and outcome. It's advisable to split 1:1s into two separate categories, that is, ones that focuses on tactical day-to-day statuses and tasks, and some, less frequent ones that are there to discuss long-term career growth. The more frequently ones should probably occur once a week, but it depends on each individual. Some people need more management advice and guidance compared to others.

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