Supercharge Your Management Skills

Experienced manager? Cool!

Pick and choose from our collection of topics — from delegation to productivity hacks, you're likely to find something that's helpful.

Big Picture

Broader, more philosophical takes on what management is for, why it gets a bad rep, and how to think about it.

• Don't Be The Manager That Constantly Changes Directions
• The Manager's Job Revisited
• Book Summary: Radical Candor
• The Costs of Firing Too Slowly

Managing Up

Tips on succeeding as a middle manager — when you're sandwiched between a boss and a team.

• The Hard Thing About Disagree and Commit
• Being the Shit Shield For Your Team: How Much To Tell Your Subordinates
• Understanding Your Boss's True Motivations

Delegation

Delegation, the most foundational of management skills.

• Getting Process Change to Stick
• When Delegating, Explain Why
• Is Micro-Managing Necessary For Certain Kinds of People?
• What To Do When You Don't Trust Your Teammates To Do Your Work For You?

Productivity

Managerial productivity hacks, techniques, and frameworks.

• Managing From Home
• Copy Your Boss's Information Sources
• The Manager Ugh Field
• How Many People Can One Person Effectively Manage?

One-on-Ones

Tricks and techniques for conducting effective, consistent One-on-One meetings.

• The Positional Power Barrier
• Why Conduct One-on-Ones When They Take So Much Of Your Time?

Training

Techniques for onboarding and training subordinates effectively.

• Training When They Don't Understand You
• Using Super Mario to Learn How to Train

Podcast Episodes

Episodes from the MFS podcast. Once every fortnight. Never longer than 15 minutes.

• #35 Find Failures Early
• #34 The Two Things You Need To Be A Good Manager
• #33 Taking Care of Yourself Before Taking Care of Others
• #32 Managing From Home