Resources for top managers
Learn from managers who have been there and done it before who share their advice and top tips for high-performance teams.
Grown, Not Born
Grown, Not Born: Tom Davenport on the importance of building an open candid culture
Welcome back to our interview series, “Grown, not Born”, where we speak to remarkable leaders, gaining insight into their journeys and personal experiences with management. Tom Davenport is Managing Director at Alvius, a technology partner to some of the UK's leading recruitment and staffing organizations.
Over the past decade, he has co-founded organizations that directly employed over 50 individuals, facilitated employment for more than 1,000 others, and secured multi-year contracts with corporations and UK government bodies.
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New Manager Checklist: Everything You Need to Do in Your First 30 Days
The first 30 days in a first-time management role are tough. What do you need to do and how can you set the foundations for successful relationships with your new reports? Make that time easier with our easy to follow checklist.
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🌟 New Year, New Features: Unleash Kindness with Waggle!
Explore Waggle's Latest Features & Join Us in Celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Week
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First-Time Manager? Here's How to Excel in Your New Role
The transition from individual contributor to manager is notoriously difficult to get right. To keep from pulling your hair out and feeling regretful over your promotion, follow this simple guide.
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How to tell an employee they are not meeting expectations [examples & free template]
When a member of your team isn’t performing, it’s up to you to tell them—here’s how to do exactly that, from identifying underperformance to strategizing a solution.
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Your Guide to Managing Managers: 7 Tips to Help Them Lead
It’s your job to make sure your people managers have the training, support, and resources they need. But what’s that look like? With these 7 tips, you’ll find out.
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11 Essential Soft Skills For Managers and How to Build Them
You can’t lead your team without these soft skills in your repertoire. Read our guide to find out what they are and how you can develop all 11 of them.
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21 Top Tools for Managers Who Lead Remote Teams [2024]
Make management easier with the right tools for the job. Our list is broken down by use and focuses on the nuances of leading a remote team.
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Goal Setting for Team Alignment: Techniques to Set and Communicate Short-Term and Long-Term Goals
Struggling with aligning your team's short-term tasks and long-term vision? Discover actionable techniques for setting and communicating goals that sync your team's short-term tasks with your long-term vision.
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Leading Through Hard Times: 5 Ways Managers Can Boost Performance and Morale
Wish you had a way to boost morale and performance in your team when budgets are tight, workloads high, and promotions scarce? Here are 5 actions to take today.
