> They serve as a reminder of all the important things you've done. Your manager may have forgotten some of them. I regularly give this tip to employees, but i

> They serve as a reminder of all the important things you've done. Your manager may have forgotten some of them. I regularly give this tip to employees, but it applies to managers too: when you (or in this case one of your reports) accomplishes something notable, jot it down. For ICs this is great for resumes, performance reviews, compensation discussions, but it's also great for managers in most of the same areas. The only thing that tells your employees you see what they do and value them more than actually being able to discuss specifically what they've done and how it helped...is paying them more.