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People Managers

A place for people managers to discuss and share professional advice

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  1. Manager

    My boss is a new Manager and I’m “the first” direct report. I know her biggest struggle is delegation (very obvious). While most of that personal work for my boss is a ‘her thing’, what can I do to ma...

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  2. Manager

    If I have provided tactful feedback in a couple of skip levels that I’m not getting ‘informed’ and ‘consulted’ in the right places, would a Sr. Director take this as a team issue, direct manager issue...

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  3. Senior IT Manager

    Servant leadership is a philosophy where the leader’s primary role is to serve others first—putting team members’ needs, growth, and well-being ahead of their own authority. Coined by Robert K. Greenl...

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  4. Anonymous User

    I am a deputy program manager and work under a PM coming from a different sector in tech. He’s got a lot of professional exp. but not in the domain my company works in. I try to give info on our domai...

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  5. Human Resources Manager

    Looking for some advice: I have about $350k saved, currently invested in a managed brokerage account, I have a 30 year mortgage balance of about $460k on my home with an interest of 5.12% and 27 years...

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  6. works at Bain & Company

    I manage ~6 people and recently had a direct report leave. We had regular 1:1s and the feedback was always that things were “going great!” In the exit conversation, they shared they’d actually been st...

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  7. Senior Manager

    I am going from an individual contributor role to a people manager role for a team of 12+ and feeling quite nervous about it. Any tips you can share? Anything to help me get through this hump? Thank y...

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  8. Property Manager

    So exhausted with these property management companies in New York City and how they mistreat their employees. It's toxic, major medical management, horrible work hours, no work-life balance, just raci...

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  9. Hrexecutive

    It’s frustrating how recruiters still equate a “native English accent” with competence. The NTUC PHL reports that 75% of employers reject applicants with poor English, and 97% see fluent speakers as m...

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    Travis S.

    I’m excited to be joining Amazon as an Operations Manager and want to make the most impact from day one. I’d love advice from anyone who has been and OM or has experience in Amazon operations: Most im...

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  11. IT Director

    I inherited a role that doesn’t belong in IT, because the department where it does belong was a dumpster fire when I started (4 years ago). That department has completely turned over, and now is fine....

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  12. Senior Media Analyst

    Hi people managers, I need some advice. At the end of July, my supervisor changed my JD without talking to me about it. I just noticed the changes after getting in trouble multiple times for not doing...

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  13. Senior Technology Manager

    I’m offering career coaching and mentorship with a focus on career growth and development, obtaining promotions, and working through career obstacles. I’ve worked in tech over 20 years, owned by own...

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  14. Senior Property Manager

    As a new manager in a residential setting, I have been experiencing "diva like behavior' from a few tenants who do not want to comply to rules and have gone so far to tell me " you work for us and we ...

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    Natasha Kalala

    Hi! Is anyone in Calgary hiring teens for any kind of job? I’m responsible, eager to work, and available anytime. I’m open to any type of part-time or casual work. Thanks in advance! m

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  16. Head, Branch Customer Service Unit

    I asked my manager for a promotion listing all my achievements & how well I have improved the teams’ efficiency at least by 40%. She didn’t respond to my email & asked that we talk about it in our one...

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  17. Project Manager

    Can you share specific examples of how the company promotes a healthy work-life balance for its employees across different departments or roles?

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  18. Project Manager

    How often should a Project Manager meet with the team?

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  19. Project Manager

    What skill makes a Project Manager truly stand out?

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