Leadership Insights for Managers
Practical frameworks for the conversations and decisions that define your leadership.
How to Manage People Who Used to Be Your Peers
You got promoted and now you manage the people you used to sit next to. Here's how to handle the relationship shift without losing the team's trust.
Why Scenario-Based Training Beats the One-Day Workshop
A one-day workshop teaches the theory of a hard conversation. It doesn't teach you to have one. Here's why rehearsal beats reading.
The First 90 Days: A Survival Guide for First-Time Managers
Most first-time managers try to prove themselves by working harder than everyone else. That's the mistake that costs you your first 90 days.
Performance Management That Doesn't Feel Like a Performance Review
Performance management fails as an annual event instead of a weekly habit. Here's how to run an ongoing system that makes the formal review a formality.
The 12 Leadership Competencies Every Manager Needs
Get Savvy's coaching isn't generic advice. Every response is filtered through 12 specific competencies developed by CreateOne — here's what they are.
AI in the Workplace: What Managers Actually Need to Know in 2026
The hype has settled. The tools are here. What's actually changed for managers — and what do you need to do differently to stay relevant?
How to Rebuild Trust with a Team That Has Lost Faith in You
Trust breaks slowly, then all at once. If your team has pulled back, the instinct to push harder is usually the wrong one. Here's what actually works.
How to Manage Up Without Losing Yourself
Managing your manager is one of the least-taught skills in leadership. Here's how to influence upward and get what you need without losing yourself.
Why Managers Are Bad at Giving Positive Feedback (And How to Fix It)
Most managers under-deliver on recognition — not because they don't care, but because they don't know how to make it land. Generic praise backfires.
How to Have a Redundancy Conversation with Dignity
There is no easy version of this conversation, but there is a humane one. Here's how to deliver it in a way that protects your integrity as a leader.
6 Delegation Mistakes That Quietly Burn Out Your Best People
Delegation isn't handing off tasks. Most managers get that part right and still lose their best people — here's the part they're missing.
How to Manage a High Performer Who Has Stopped Trying
When your best person goes quiet, most managers wait and hope. Here's why that's the wrong call — and what to do instead.
How to Give Feedback to an Underperforming Employee
Most managers avoid this conversation until it becomes a crisis. Here's a step-by-step approach for feedback that actually changes behavior.
AI Coaching vs Human Coaching: What's Right for Managers?
AI coaching and human coaching serve different needs. An honest look at what each does well, where each falls short, and how to use both.
7 Difficult Conversations Every Manager Needs to Be Able to Have
Most managers avoid these conversations. The ones who master them become the leaders people actually want to work for.
What Middle Managers Actually Need From Coaching (And Aren't Getting)
Middle managers are the most underdeveloped group in most organizations. Here's what they actually need — and why most programs miss the mark.
How to Handle Team Conflict as a Manager
Unresolved team conflict costs performance, trust, and eventually people. Here's a practical process for addressing it before it becomes a crisis.
How to Make High-Stakes Leadership Decisions With Confidence
High-stakes decisions feel harder than they are, usually from having no clear process. Here's a framework that gets you to a decision you can stand behind.