How to Manage Your Managers

October 9, 2025

Managing managers is one of the hardest, and most critical, transitions in leadership. You’re no longer directly running the business. You’re leading the people who do. Your success depends on how well they both run the business (day-to-day operations) and build the business (strategic growth and innovation).

This framework breaks management of managers into three lenses — Running the Business, Building the Business, and Leading the Leaders — and provides concrete diagnostic questions you can use to assess and elevate your managers.

Read the full article in google doc, duplicate and edit it to make it your own and a tool for your venture.

Open a google sheet framework that you can use to rate your current status and make a plan for each of your leaders

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