When an Employee Quits and You Didn’t See It Coming – Harvard Business Review
It’s Friday afternoon and one of your employees asks for a private meeting. Before you even close the door, she tells you she’s found another job and is leaving the company. Once you get over the shock, how should you respond? How do you cover her responsibilities? And how do you make sure that the rest of your team isn’t overburdened when she leaves?
Cancelling One-on-One Meetings Destroys Your Productivity – Harvard Business Review
When faced with an onslaught of regular meetings, many managers fall into the trap of believing that they’re too busy to keep their one-on-one meetings with their direct reports, figuring that these sit-downs are not as important as all the other items they have on their agenda. This article discusses how removing meetings from your calendar isn’t always the best way to take back your time.