Communicating Big News to Your Team
Share challenging news with clarity, patience, and an opportunity for feedback. More »
Team dynamics resources
Identify what individuals need
- Questions for our first 1:1
- 20 Great Open Questions
- CodeNewbie Podcast: how to be a good manager and a good employee
- Track Changes Podcast: a conversation with management expert Lara Hogan
Managing challenges
- Be a thermostat, not a thermometer
- Recognition & rewards at work
- Acknowledging When You Mess Up
- 3 steps for leaders to take in emergencies
- The skill of naming what’s happening in the room
- Managering in Terrible Times
- Video: Optimising for team health — Tools and techniques of supportive teams who build successful products
- Dealing with surprising human emotions: desk moves
- How To Share Complex Company News With Your Team And Build Trust - Forbes
- Presentable Podcast: the art of resilience
Communication resources
Create and document team processes
- Tools for Introspection
- Tips for Hiring Managers
- Onsite Interview Template
- How to Facilitate a Working Group Meeting
- On Better Meetings
- Team Expectations Group Brainstorm
Communicate changes and transitions
- Manager handoffs
- How to announce promotions fairly
- Adjust team vibes
- How to announce organizational change in your first 90 days
- Week in Review Leadership Comms
- Communicating big news to your team
- The art of the tick tock doc
- What to do when a beloved employee quits
- Advice for a new executive
- Video: Revitalizing a cross-functional product org
Tools
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