01 Nov 2026essay
The one conversation a week: the fifteen minutes that make a manager a leader
One meaningful conversation a week nearly triples engagement, Gallup finds. Only 16 per cent of employees say their last one counted.
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Most people become managers by accident and leaders, if at all, by trial and error. This series is for the part that happens between. I wrote this series last summer while attending a course about HR Management & Analytics from Wharton's School, University of Pennsylvania.