Direct Reports
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CEOs who articulate direct reports' career aspirations are typically excellent managers
“The vast majority of the time, if you talk to a CEO and she can tell you what the career aspirations of her five or six direct reports are, the likelihood that she's a really good manager of those people is quite high.”
Evans: Managers have a selfish incentive to promote capable direct reports
“I have selfish motivation to promote you. A lot of people think like, oh, the boss is there holding me down. Well, maybe some bosses are, but why wouldn't I want stronger, more capable direct reports? Why wouldn't I want people under me who can do more of my j…”
Scott: Structure direct report career conversations across three 45-minute sessions
“I think one of the really important things that all managers can do for their direct reports to show that they care is to have real meaningful career conversations where you talk about sort of their life story, sort of their past, whatever part of it they're c…”
Kellogg: A CEO's Reluctance to Meet Direct Reports Signals Serious Problems
“That's how you lose interest in meeting with a direct report, and I view the non-desire to meet with one as a huge warning sign that you should inspect.”
Pre-defining quarterly challenges helps managers spot growth opportunities
“Creating such a list once a quarter, for example, you block yourself an hour in your calendar, you write down the names of your direct reports, and then you just think about, okay, what would be this next bigger challenge for them? It's not always the case tha…”
Lieberman: Ten direct reports is too many for any manager
“Scott had 10 direct reports, which in my opinion is too many direct reports, but that's for another episode.”