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How to Know If Someone Is Ready to Be a Manager

Harvard Business

Is It Time to Quit Your Job? How to Get the Most Out of an Informational Interview. It’s also important for both the candidate and the team to understand the critical elements of management in this particular organization. And if that’s the case, you want your decision to hire or promote them to be a successful one.

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The Right Way to Check Someone’s References

Harvard Business

. “Even though you’re right 90% of the time, the 10% that you’re wrong”—if, say, a candidate has vastly overstated his qualifications or has other professional skeletons in his closet—“can be very damaging.” Case Study #1: Solicit feedback from team members to focus your questions.

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How to Manage Managers

Harvard Business

In some ways, managing managers is similar to managing anyone else — you need to align their goals with yours, provide feedback, and help them advance their careers, says Sydney Finkelstein, professor at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business and author of Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Manage the Flow of Talent.