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
Coronavirus Guidance - Phone One on Ones
March 03, 2020 17:00 - 34.9 MBA rerelease of our guidance on phone One on Ones, which addresses problems related to working from home and managing remote employees that you may now be facing because of coronavirus.
Work-Life Balance: The Yellow Peanut M&M Analogy
March 02, 2020 17:00 - 38.2 MBThe common wisdom about work-family balance is wrong. We're asking the wrong question.
Training Is Not The Answer
February 24, 2020 17:00 - 56.9 MBTraining is the go-to answer for skill development. But training isn't really what you want.
The Interview Results Capture Meeting - HOF 2020
February 17, 2020 17:00 - 79.3 MBOur Hall Of Fame guidance on capturing interview results in a fast and simple meeting.
Rules of Small Project Management - Chapter 1 - Deliverables Basics - Part 2
February 10, 2020 17:00 - 39 MBPart 2 of our guidance on small project management deliverables basics.
Rules of Small Project Management - Chapter 1 - Deliverables Basics - Part 1
February 03, 2020 17:00 - 47.7 MBPart 1 of our guidance on small project management deliverables basics.
Authenticity And The Manager Tools Trinity - Part 2
January 27, 2020 17:00 - 57.6 MBPart 2 of our guidance for managers and directs expressing concern that Manager Tools' Trinity guidance is formulaic, and not authentic. Here's how to think through those concerns, and/or address them from a colleague.
Authenticity And The Manager Tools Trinity - Part 1
January 20, 2020 17:00 - 32.5 MBPart 1 of our guidance for managers and directs expressing concern that Manager Tools' Trinity guidance is formulaic, and not authentic. Here's how to think through those concerns, and/or address them from a colleague.
Manager Tools and Race and Gender
January 13, 2020 17:00 - 68.3 MBThe data on how race and gender affect behaviors and outcomes for the Manager Tools trinity.
The Effective Hiring Manager Missing Chapters - Reducing Interviewee Stress - Part 2
January 06, 2020 17:00 - 57.9 MBPart 2 of our guidance on reducing interviewee stress. Adding more stress to a candidate reduces the effectiveness of your interview process. Don't do it.
Assumptive Goal Setting - HOF 2019
December 30, 2019 17:00 - 30 MBOur Hall of Fame guidance on how to think more creatively about annual planning goals.
How to Set Annual Goals - HOF 2019
December 23, 2019 17:00 - 45 MBOur Hall Of Fame guidance on how to start setting annual goals, and why we do not like "SMART" goals.
The Effective Hiring Manager Missing Chapters - Reducing Interviewee Stress - Part 1
December 16, 2019 17:00 - 32.8 MBPart 1 of our guidance on reducing interviewee stress. Adding more stress to a candidate reduces the effectiveness of your interview process. Don't do it.
Simple Interviewer Training - Part 2 - HOF 2019
December 09, 2019 17:00 - 34.3 MBPart 2 of our Hall Of Fame guidance on how to teach directs how to interview candidates for hiring.
Simple Interviewer Training - Part 1 - HOF 2019
December 02, 2019 17:00 - 35.2 MBPart 1 of our Hall Of Fame guidance on how to teach directs how to interview candidates for hiring.
Delivering The Performance Review - HOF 2019
November 25, 2019 17:00 - 92.2 MBOur Hall of Fame guidance on delivering a performance review.
Preparing Performance Reviews - HOF 2019
November 18, 2019 17:00 - 112 MBThis week, we're re-releasing one of our Hall of Fame casts on how to prepare performance reviews.
Solution to a Stalled Technical Career - HOF 2019
November 11, 2019 17:00 - 49.9 MBOur Hall Of Fame guidance on the secret to reinvigorating a stalled technical career.
The Effective Hiring Manager Missing Chapters - Reasons To Say No #1 - Unprepared
November 04, 2019 17:00 - 40.8 MBThere are some rarely forgivable interviewing mistakes that justify ruling a candidate out even when there are good reasons to hire them. Lack of preparation is one of them.
M Conference Learnings and Highlights
October 28, 2019 17:00 - 56.9 MBMark and Mike talk about what happened at the Manager Tools 2019 inaugural M Conference.
Negative Feedback Pushback Examples - Part 2
October 21, 2019 17:00 - 46.3 MBPart 2 of our examples of how to respond to different kinds of pushback to feedback.
How To Turn Down a Job Candidate - HOF 2019
October 14, 2019 17:00 - 26.8 MBOur Hall Of Fame guidance on effective and ineffective ways to notify a candidate you’ve interviewed that you won’t be offering them.
Negative Feedback Pushback Examples - Part 1
October 07, 2019 17:00 - 30.3 MBPart 1 of our examples of how to respond to different kinds of pushback to feedback.
Introducing The Effective Hiring Manager Book
September 30, 2019 17:00 - 47.1 MBAn interview with Mark Horstman about his new book, The Effective Hiring Manager.
Don't Use Consensus
September 23, 2019 17:00 - 46.7 MBUsing consensus as a decision making tool is a bad idea for managers.
Feedback Is Not A Personal Attack
September 16, 2019 17:00 - 63.4 MBFeedback is about behavior. It's not a personal attack.
First Meeting New Direct Series: Support The Team
September 09, 2019 17:00 - 61.6 MBNew team members need guidance about your key issues early on. This is a continuation of our series about messages that shouldn't wait.
Meeting Leadership - 6 Rules - Part 3
September 02, 2019 17:00 - 38.8 MBPart 3 of our guidance on what leaders do to take their meetings to the next level.
Meeting Leadership - 6 Rules - Part 2
August 26, 2019 17:00 - 50.9 MBPart 2 of our guidance on what leaders do to take their meetings to the next level.
Meeting Leadership - 6 Rules - Part 1
August 19, 2019 17:00 - 50.9 MBPart 1 of our guidance on what leaders do to take their meetings to the next level.
Use A Warning Order
August 12, 2019 17:00 - 54 MBGive your team advance knowledge of emergent changes with a Warning Order.
Soft One On Ones - Part 2
August 05, 2019 17:00 - 37.8 MBPart 2 of our guidance on what to do if you're forbidden from doing One On Ones.
Soft One On Ones - Part 1
July 29, 2019 17:00 - 41.9 MBPart 1 of our guidance on what to do if you're forbidden from doing One On Ones.
How to Make a Job Offer - Part 2 - HOF 2019
July 22, 2019 17:00 - 48.4 MBPart 2 of our Hall of Fame guidance on how to make a job offer to a candidate.
The M Conference
July 15, 2019 17:00 - 38.4 MBThe M Conference is our new in-person development opportunity, looking to your future in management.
How to Make a Job Offer - Part 1 - HOF 2019
July 08, 2019 17:00 - 43.6 MBPart 1 of our Hall of Fame guidance on how to make a job offer to a candidate.
Mistakes We've Made - Part 2
July 01, 2019 17:00 - 39.8 MBPart 2 of our 14th anniversary review of mistakes.
Mistakes We've Made - Part 1
June 24, 2019 17:00 - 58.4 MBPart 1 of our 14th anniversary review of mistakes.
How Do I Respond To "How Do I Get Promoted?" - Part 4
June 17, 2019 17:00 - 34.6 MBPart 4 of our guidance on what to do when directs ask how they can get promoted. Rather than get frustrated, give them a professional answer.
How Do I Respond To "How Do I Get Promoted?" - Part 3
June 10, 2019 17:00 - 40.6 MBPart 3 of our guidance on what to do when directs ask how they can get promoted. Rather than get frustrated, give them a professional answer.
How Do I Respond To "How Do I Get Promoted?" - Part 2
June 03, 2019 17:00 - 30.9 MBPart 2 of our guidance on what to do when directs ask how they can get promoted. Rather than get frustrated, give them a professional answer.
How Do I Respond To "How Do I Get Promoted?" - Part 1
May 27, 2019 17:00 - 28.4 MBPart 1 of our guidance on what to do when directs ask how they can get promoted. Rather than get frustrated, give them a professional answer.
One To One Interviews Are Safe - Part 2
May 20, 2019 17:00 - 33.4 MBPart 2 of our guidance on why one to one interviews aren't as risky as so many fear.
One To One Interviews Are Safe - Part 1
May 13, 2019 17:00 - 29.7 MBPart 1 of our guidance on why one to one interviews aren't as risky as so many fear.
Email Compendium - Part 4
May 06, 2019 17:00 - 36.9 MBPart 4 of our compendium of guidance on email.
Email Compendium - Part 3
April 29, 2019 17:00 - 37.5 MBPart 3 of our compendium of guidance on email.
Email Compendium - Part 2
April 22, 2019 17:00 - 30 MBPart 2 of our compendium of guidance on email.
Email Compendium - Part 1
April 15, 2019 17:00 - 29.3 MBPart 1 of our compendium of guidance on email.
When A Boss Asks For Candor - Part 2
April 08, 2019 17:00 - 36.7 MBSometimes a new boss asks for "candor." In general, caution is warranted initially.
When A Boss Asks For Candor - Part 1
April 01, 2019 17:00 - 31.4 MBSometimes a new boss asks for "candor." In general, caution is warranted initially.