In this blog, I will provide a simple and effective framework that simplifies mentorship for young managers. — Mentorship is another management style which managers can use to help the team members to learn, grow and up-skill. Mentorship management style also helps in building a high performing team. To help young managers adopt mentorship management style, introducing STEER framework. …

In this blog, I will provide few tips for Managers on how to efficiently work with team members who are more experienced than you. — Many managers face a situation in which they have to manage team members who are more experienced than themselves. There is always a dilemma on how to work with them. Well, acknowledging that they are part of the team is a good starting point. …

In this blog, I will provide my experiences in managing Generation Z team members. — Generation Z are those who have born in early 21st century. This generation are influenced more by the digital technology, internet and social media. The Gen-Z team members are a good value addition to the team as they can get you some fresh thoughts. On the other hand, managing them…

In this blog, I will share how PACT based goals helped me to build high performing team. — Any manager would want to build a high performing team. But many fail to accomplish it. When I was also struggling to create a high performing team, I was introduced to PACT goals. The PACT goals helped me to build a high performing team within 6months. …

In this blog, I share few tips for new managers who face difficulties in convincing team members. — As a new manager you might struggle to convince the team members to do things in your way. The reason behind this are many. The ability to convince team members and peers must be developed by every manager. …

In this blog, I will talk about the process to be followed for estimating efforts for software development. — Many first time managers struggle to create a holistic estimate of the efforts that is needed for developing a software module. The reason for this is mainly due to not adopting the process of estimating the effort. The basic estimation technique is called as Three-Point estimation. In this technique the…

Simple tips for getting started as a Manager in a new company. — When you join a new company in management role, there will be eagerness to prove you are good. This pressure makes some managers go in wrong direction. This in-turn leads to “low confidence” from peers and senior management. In my opinion, the reason for not having a good start is…

In this blog, I will provide a simple feedback framework that manager can use to deliver feedback in a structured way. — There are many ways to provide feedback, but few managers find it difficult to deliver the feedback to team members. Due to this the impact of the feedback reduces substantially. Any feedback should be constructive. And any feedback should be delivered in a structured way for it to take effect.

In this blog, I will talk about why new managers should stop being paranoid and start focusing on being productive. — Are you a manager who feels always paranoid about the performance of the team, completion of work, last minute communication from team members? The paranoia feeling occurs when manager do not have visibility on the progress of the assigned task. When there is no visibility of how things are progressing…