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Tired 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

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All Episodes

Assumptive Goal Setting - HOF 2024

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2024/01/01

Our Hall of Fame guidance on how to think more creatively about annual planning goals.

How to Set Annual Goals - HOF 2023

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2023/12/25

Our Hall Of Fame guidance on how to start setting annual goals, and why we do not like "SMART" goals.

The Folly Of Rebranding Feedback - Part 2

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2023/12/18

Part 2 of our guidance on rebranding feedback.

The Folly Of Rebranding Feedback - Part 1

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2023/12/11

A WSJ article says the word “feedback” is too stressful for some, and recommends calling it something else. We disagree.

Effective Executive/Efficient Assistant - Part 3 - 2023

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2023/12/04

Part 3 of our guidance on working with an administrative assistant, updated for remote, hybrid, and shared assistants.

Effective Executive/Efficient Assistant - Part 2 - 2023

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2023/11/27

Part 2 of our guidance on working with an administrative assistant, updated for remote, hybrid, and shared assistants.

Effective Executive/Efficient Assistant - Part 1 - 2023

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2023/11/20

Part 1 of our guidance on working with an administrative assistant, updated for remote, hybrid, and shared assistants.

Preparing Performance Reviews - Part 2 - HOF 2023

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2023/11/13

It's the end of the year. Most managers we know are thinking about the holidays... and annual reviews. After years of managing, training and consulting, we've concluded this is one of the most poorly managed and implemented processes we're aware of. It's not hard to do, but for plenty of (bad) reasons, managers just don't handle this responsibility well. For those few who do, it's an enormous competitive advantage.

Preparing Performance Reviews - Part 1 - HOF 2023

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2023/11/06