🌱 Employee Development

Strategic frameworks for growing talent within organizations, covering mentorship, training design, and the leadership practices that help people reach their professional potential.

Leadership and the One Minute Manager

by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 1985

Stop looking for the one right way to lead. Match your style to each person's readiness.

3.96

5k+

🧭 Contingency Leadership 🎯 Performance Coaching 📋 Goal Setting 🔑 Employee Empowerment 📤 Task Delegation

Leadership and the One Minute Manager

Stop looking for the one right way to lead. Match your style to each person's readiness.

by Kenneth H. Blanchard 1985

3.96

5k+ ratings

🧭 Contingency Leadership 🎯 Performance Coaching 📋 Goal Setting 🔑 Employee Empowerment 📤 Task Delegation

Nine-Figure Mindset

by Brandon Dawson • 2023

A business that delivers nine-figure wealth and personal freedom, not a bigger set of handcuffs.

4.10

224

💰 Wealth Building 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📈 Business Scaling 🌊 Abundance Mindset 🤝 Mentorship

Nine-Figure Mindset

A business that delivers nine-figure wealth and personal freedom, not a bigger set of handcuffs.

by Brandon Dawson 2023

4.10

224 ratings

💰 Wealth Building 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📈 Business Scaling 🌊 Abundance Mindset 🤝 Mentorship

ADKAR

by Jeffrey M. Hiatt • 2006

Five stages that turn change resistance into daily habit, where top-down mandates alone fail.

3.85

1k+

🔄 Change Management 🧠 Behavior Change 🏢 Organizational Psychology 📈 Business Transformation 📢 Employee Engagement

ADKAR

Five stages that turn change resistance into daily habit, where top-down mandates alone fail.

by Jeffrey M. Hiatt 2006

3.85

1k+ ratings

🔄 Change Management 🧠 Behavior Change 🏢 Organizational Psychology 📈 Business Transformation 📢 Employee Engagement

The New One Minute Manager

by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 1981

Three one-minute habits that replace the false choice between tough and nice management.

3.95

148k+

📈 Performance Management 👥 People Management 🧭 Team Leadership 🧠 Behavioral Management 🔄 Feedback Culture

The New One Minute Manager

Three one-minute habits that replace the false choice between tough and nice management.

by Kenneth H. Blanchard 1981

3.95

148k+ ratings

📈 Performance Management 👥 People Management 🧭 Team Leadership 🧠 Behavioral Management 🔄 Feedback Culture

Surrounded by Bad Bosses and Lazy Employees

by Thomas Erikson • 2018

Four personality types that explain why bosses micromanage and coworkers disappear, and what to say.

3.57

2k+

👥 Office Personalities 💡 Motivation Drivers 💬 Feedback Skills 🔼 Managing Up 📊 Disc Profiles

Surrounded by Bad Bosses and Lazy Employees

Four personality types that explain why bosses micromanage and coworkers disappear, and what to say.

by Thomas Erikson 2018

3.57

2k+ ratings

👥 Office Personalities 💡 Motivation Drivers 💬 Feedback Skills 🔼 Managing Up 📊 Disc Profiles

HBR Guide to Coaching Employees

by Harvard Business Publishing • 2014

Stop fixing problems. Start coaching. A conversation blueprint that builds self-sufficient teams.

3.91

382

💬 Feedback Delivery 🌱 Growth Mindset 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Team Coaching 🔄 Self-Coaching

HBR Guide to Coaching Employees

Stop fixing problems. Start coaching. A conversation blueprint that builds self-sufficient teams.

by Harvard Business Publishing 2014

3.91

382 ratings

💬 Feedback Delivery 🌱 Growth Mindset 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Team Coaching 🔄 Self-Coaching

The Connector Manager

by Jaime Roca • 2019

Constant coaching degrades performance by 8 percent. The fix: connect employees to the right people.

3.79

218

🧠 Coaching Leadership 🤝 Team Development 💪 Strengths-Based Feedback 🌐 Organizational Networks 📈 Manager Effectiveness

The Connector Manager

Constant coaching degrades performance by 8 percent. The fix: connect employees to the right people.

by Jaime Roca 2019

3.79

218 ratings

🧠 Coaching Leadership 🤝 Team Development 💪 Strengths-Based Feedback 🌐 Organizational Networks 📈 Manager Effectiveness

Growing Great Employees

by Erika Andersen • 2006

How to hire for fit, coach for growth, delegate for development, and fire with dignity.

4.00

5k+

👂 Active Listening 🔍 Hiring And Onboarding 🎯 Coaching Employees 💬 Giving Feedback 🧭 Situational Management

Growing Great Employees

How to hire for fit, coach for growth, delegate for development, and fire with dignity.

by Erika Andersen 2006

4.00

5k+ ratings

👂 Active Listening 🔍 Hiring And Onboarding 🎯 Coaching Employees 💬 Giving Feedback 🧭 Situational Management

Not Everyone Gets a Trophy

by Bruce Tulgan • 2009

Clear rules, constant feedback, real rewards: the formula that turns young hires into top talent.

3.54

399

🧑‍💼 Managing Millennials 🔀 Generational Differences 🗣️ Coaching Skills 🔒 Talent Retention 🎮 Gamification At Work

Not Everyone Gets a Trophy

Clear rules, constant feedback, real rewards: the formula that turns young hires into top talent.

by Bruce Tulgan 2009

3.54

399 ratings

🧑‍💼 Managing Millennials 🔀 Generational Differences 🗣️ Coaching Skills 🔒 Talent Retention 🎮 Gamification At Work

Principles of Organizational Behavior

by Craig L. Pearce • 2023

A standalone review is already obsolete. The evidence shows what to wrap around it.

🎯 Performance Management 📊 Evidence-Based Management 🧑‍🏫 Coaching Leadership 🔄 360-Degree Feedback 🧠 Organizational Psychology

Principles of Organizational Behavior

A standalone review is already obsolete. The evidence shows what to wrap around it.

by Craig L. Pearce 2023

🎯 Performance Management 📊 Evidence-Based Management 🧑‍🏫 Coaching Leadership 🔄 360-Degree Feedback 🧠 Organizational Psychology

The Way of the Shepherd

by Kevin Leman • 2004

Your MBA taught you strategy. A shepherd teaches seven rules for leading real, reluctant people.

4.35

4k+

🧑‍💼 People Management ❤️ Servant Leadership 🐑 Shepherd Leadership 📖 Leadership Parables 🌱 New Managers

The Way of the Shepherd

Your MBA taught you strategy. A shepherd teaches seven rules for leading real, reluctant people.

by Kevin Leman 2004

4.35

4k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management ❤️ Servant Leadership 🐑 Shepherd Leadership 📖 Leadership Parables 🌱 New Managers

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