Managing 1-1s

18 May 200918 May 2009 ~ Mrityunjay Kumar ~ 6 Comments

Here is the background on this series, and here is the previous post on this series (Managing Performance). In this post, we are going to try answering the question: What is the most efficient way for someone to manage their 1-1s when one has many direct reports (in my friend's case, 9). Effective 1-1s is … Continue reading Managing 1-1s

Managing Performance

15 May 200915 May 2009 ~ Mrityunjay Kumar ~ 4 Comments

See my previous post for background on this series of posts. The question we are attempting to answer is: How does someone (in this case, my friend Ravi who has 9 direct reports) set performance objectives for teams and individuals so that he does not have to spend too much time directing day-to-day activities? There … Continue reading Managing Performance

Management Challenges

15 May 200918 Dec 2011 ~ Mrityunjay Kumar ~ 12 Comments

While talking to one of my friends (I will call him Ravi) who has 9 direct reports and 4 indirects (and who doesn't have enough time to spend on each of his reports on non-technical topics), I realized that having more reports than you can handle is a serious but common problem, especially in places … Continue reading Management Challenges