Manager Tools
880 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratingsTired of management theory? Want to learn specific skills to help improve your management performance? Then Manager Tools is the podcast for you! Manager Tools is a weekly business podcast focused on helping professionals become more effective managers and leaders. Each week, we discuss specific actions for professionals to take to achieve their desired management and career objectives. Manager Tools won Best Business Podcast Award in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2012 as well as the People's Choice Award in 2008. Go to http://www.manager-tools.com/recommendations to read what others are saying about the impact Manager Tools has had on their careers and lives.
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Episodes
Get Your Directs a Mentor - Part 2
September 08, 2014 03:19 - 19.4 MBThe conclusion of our series on why and how to get mentors for your directs.
Get Your Directs a Mentor
September 01, 2014 16:01 - 17.6 MBWhy and how to get mentors for your directs.
Feedback Step 3 - Emotions Are Okay
August 24, 2014 23:58 - 14.2 MBIt's okay to tell your directs how you feel (within professional limits) when giving them feedback.
Have You Talked To Them?
August 18, 2014 04:43 - 17.1 MBWhen your directs want you to adjudicate a fight, start by asking, "Have you talked to them?"
Notes From The Field - Q3 2014
August 11, 2014 05:33 - 32.9 MBWe answer recurring questions from the field.
Manager Tools Conference Schedule
August 05, 2014 23:59 - 3.51 MBA brief message from Mark about our upcoming conferences.
Meeting Self-Facilitation - Part 2
August 04, 2014 01:41 - 16.6 MBThe conclusion of our series on how to manage the time you're given during a meeting.
Meeting Self-Facilitation
July 28, 2014 04:13 - 17 MBHow to manage the time you're given during a meeting.
Feedback Doesn't Preclude - Chapter 1
July 21, 2014 03:14 - 21.3 MBJust saying, "Thank you," is an enormously powerful form of feedback.
Job Transparency For Development - Part 2
July 14, 2014 03:22 - 15.1 MBTo better be able to delegate parts of your job, it's best to be transparent about your job.
Job Transparency For Development
July 07, 2014 00:15 - 17.2 MBTo better be able to delegate parts of your job, it's best to be transparent about your job.
Licensee Call HR Question
June 30, 2014 05:15 - 25 MBIn this podcast, we answer the question, "How can HR improve Manager Tools' impression of them?"
Disaster Recovery Part 1 - Check On Your People
June 23, 2014 05:39 - 11.5 MBThe first thing an effective manager does when a disaster strikes is to check on the safety of your people. People trump all organizational and operational needs.
When Angry, Disengage
June 16, 2014 02:54 - 19.9 MBOur recommendations on what to do when you are feeling angry with your direct.
No Meetings Monday Morning
June 08, 2014 23:23 - 14.6 MBDon't schedule meetings on Monday mornings. Meetings slow people down.
Boss One-on-One Pushback
June 02, 2014 05:02 - 21.7 MBHow to respond if your boss tells you he/she doesn’t agree with you doing One on Ones.
The Corky Story - Part 3
May 26, 2014 12:55 - 21.5 MBPart 3 of Dani's best management story about how she used the Manager Tools Trinity to terminate a poor performer in an organization where "you can't fire anyone."
The Corky Story - Part 2
May 19, 2014 02:53 - 25.9 MBPart 2 of Dani's best management story about how she used the Manager Tools Trinity to terminate a poor performer in an organization where "you can't fire anyone."
The Corky Story - Part 1
May 12, 2014 13:54 - 22.1 MBDani's best management story about how she used the Manager Tools Trinity to terminate a poor performer in an organization where "you can't fire anyone."
Politics 101 – Chapter 5 – Favors Matter (Part 2)
May 05, 2014 04:45 - 24.4 MBDoing "favors" for colleagues is an important part of the political/relationship culture in all organizations. It pays to give and to receive them.
Politics 101 – Chapter 5 – Favors Matter (Part 1)
April 28, 2014 03:57 - 22.3 MBDoing "favors" for colleagues is an important part of the political/relationship culture in all organizations. It pays to give and to receive them.
THE Development Question
April 21, 2014 01:19 - 16.5 MBLearn to ask your directs, "What do YOU think?" when they come to you with problems. THAT is the simple way to develop their skills – have them learn new ones.
Span of Control Guidelines
April 14, 2014 04:37 - 22 MBHow many people the average manager can supervise, and what rules to apply when creating team sizes.
Don't Waste Your Vote - Part 2
April 07, 2014 03:32 - 17.7 MBDon't vote against a plan or decision if you're the only one doing so, unless it's for ethics or principles (and it usually isn't).
Don't Waste Your Vote - Part 1
March 31, 2014 03:30 - 16.9 MBDon't vote against a plan or decision if you're the only one doing so, unless it's for ethics or principles (and it usually isn't).
Insist on Behavior When Assisting
March 24, 2014 03:08 - 16.5 MBThe best way to help colleagues and fellow managers with their employees is to insist on behaviors. But most managers don't think this way.
Writing a Job Description - Part 2
March 03, 2014 03:09 - 16.4 MBThe conclusion of our series on how to write a simple job description.
Writing a Job Description - Part 1
February 24, 2014 02:43 - 17 MBHow to write a simple job description.
Assume Positive Intent
February 17, 2014 05:53 - 19.4 MBAssume positive intent when analyzing the actions of others, especially directs.
Handling Special Emails
February 10, 2014 00:04 - 21.8 MBCertain emails DO justify reading them with some urgency. The key is keeping a very short list.
Project Status is Never "Fine"
February 03, 2014 05:01 - 17.1 MBNever ask how a project is going. You'll get information that isn't helpful…and it's your fault. Ask for status, and define what status is.
Flexible Coaching Deadlines
January 27, 2014 07:52 - 27.4 MBThis guidance recommends extending short coaching deadlines when your directs show that they can meet them, and keeping deadlines flexible based on performance.
Communicating Lateness
January 20, 2014 06:10 - 15.3 MBThis guidance describes how to communicate lateness for one's responsibilities.
How To Roll Out DiSC To Your Team - Part 2
January 13, 2014 01:16 - 28 MBThis guidance concludes our series on how to rollout the DiSC Behavioral Instrument to your team.
How To Roll Out DiSC To Your Team - Part 1
January 06, 2014 00:36 - 29 MBThis guidance describes how to rollout the DiSC Behavioral Instrument to your team.
You Might Want to Consider ...
December 30, 2013 03:57 - 11.7 MBExecutives are often vague or indirect in giving feedback. One way they do so is to say, "You might want to think about..."
Visual Record-Keeping - Part 2
December 23, 2013 14:50 - 20.5 MBThe conclusion of our recommendation of using Visual Record-Keeping for meetings that require collaboration and discussion about future plans and discussions (versus historical discussions like status reporting).
Visual Record-Keeping - Part 1
December 16, 2013 07:23 - 22.4 MBThis guidance recommends using Visual Record-Keeping for meetings that require collaboration and discussion about future plans and discussions (versus historical discussions like status reporting).
Don't Change Metrics
December 09, 2013 02:30 - 18 MBThis guidance describes why not to change the metrics you use for your team's behaviors.
Horstman's Law Of Uncertainty
December 02, 2013 00:47 - 21.8 MBThis guidance describes what to say when you don't have an answer to a question, even when it's urgent.
Three Strikes Delegation
November 25, 2013 07:03 - 22.3 MBThis guidance describes what to do when a direct repeatedly says no to delegation asks.
My Direct Doesn't Want To Change
November 18, 2013 07:48 - 27 MBThis guidance describes how to interact with a direct who resists or refuses more, new, or different work because they're "comfortable where they are", or "not interested in promotion."
Politics 101 - Chapter 4 - Know Thine Enemies
November 11, 2013 03:02 - 20 MBHow to be more effective by planning for your enemies' inevitable efforts to undermine you.
Horstman's Noon Rule of Scheduling
November 04, 2013 05:16 - 13.9 MBThis guidance describes why your day "gets away from" you, and how to schedule more effectively.
Hiring "Overqualifieds" - Part 4
October 28, 2013 15:21 - 13.1 MBThe conclusion of our guidance on how – and why – to hire "overqualified" candidates.
Hiring "Overqualifieds" - Part 3
October 21, 2013 08:17 - 23.8 MBPart 3 of our guidance on how – and why – to hire "overqualified" candidates.
Hiring "Overqualifieds" - Part 2
October 14, 2013 01:39 - 20.8 MBThis cast continues our guidance on how – and why – to hire "overqualified" candidates.
Hiring "Overqualifieds" - Part 1
October 07, 2013 02:19 - 18.8 MBThis guidance describes how – and why – to hire overqualified candidates.