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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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How To Get Subordinate Managers To Do One On Ones

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2024/11/11

How To Get Subordinate Managers To Do One On Ones

The Goal Of An Interview Is To Create A DECISION

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2024/11/04

Our guidance on the reason for interviewing

The Feedback Sandwich

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2024/10/28

Our guidance on the Feedback Sandwich.

"Is That What You Want” - Not Recommended

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2024/10/21

Our guidance on using "Is that what you want?" in the Manager Tools Feedback Model.

Celebrate Yellow Tasks - Part 2

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2024/10/14

Part 2 of our guidance on how to change the ways you interact with your team when it comes to keeping work on time.

Celebrate Yellow Tasks - Part 1

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2024/10/07

Part 1 of our guidance on how to change the ways you interact with your team when it comes to keeping work on time.

What If Your Direct Says No To Change?

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2024/09/30

What happens when you ask a direct to change for the better and they say no? Are they resisting all changes now? Is there something going on you don’t know about? Are they going to be a problem going forward? Are they developing an attitude? Uh-oh.

How To Respond To A Grievance - Part 4

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2024/09/23

What happens when one of your directs, or even not a direct, files a grievance against you? How should you respond? What are the rules? What can you do, and what should you do, and how should you do it? It's a rare event for a Manager Tools manager, so the Christmas Rule applies. But we'll tell you here exactly what to do and how to respond.

How To Respond To A Grievance - Part 3

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2024/09/16

How To Respond To A Grievance - Part 2

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2024/09/09

How To Respond To A Grievance - Part 1

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2024/09/02

What Number Twos Do - And Why - Part 2

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2024/08/26

To find the time to get your own work done, you've got to name a successor: a Number Two. You can be forgiven for thinking that Number Two's aren't really a thing, because so few managers use them. But the best do. And here's how they delegate to them, for both the Number Two's benefit, and for YOU.

What Number Twos Do - And Why - Part 1

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2024/08/19

Top Ten Hiring Mistakes - #9 - Comparing Candidates

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2024/08/12

Hiring is a critical skill for managers, and especially so for executives. And managers and executives have been making the same hiring mistakes for the past 30 years. Here's your rogue's gallery of hiring (which is separate from interviewing.)

"You're Asking For The Wrong Thing"

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2024/08/05

It's actually usually a good thing when directs ask for a promotion. Yes, some folks aren't ready, and some folks just want more money, or to make their resume look better for their career planning. But for the most part, people asking for promotions is good. Most managers don't think that, because when a direct asks for a promotion and isn't ready - and most are not - that means we managers have to have a "difficult conversation." We have to, "tell them they're not ready." But that's seeing the

Interviewing Is NOT A Two Way Street

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2024/07/29

The common wisdom these days says that "interviewing is a two-way street." In other words, the candidate is evaluating you and your company and your opportunity at the same time. Unfortunately, like most common wisdom - wisdom not being common - this is very bad advice! Candidates should not be trying to interview you while you are interviewing them. Here's what to do when they start asking questions. They'll get their chance to ask questions, but not just yet.

Manager Tools Delegation Model - Updated

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2024/07/22

Our updated guidance on the Manager Tools Delegation Model.

Manager Tools Coaching Model - Updated - Part 3

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2024/07/15

Part 3 of our updated guidance on the Manager Tools Coaching Model.

Manager Tools Coaching Model - Updated - Part 2

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2024/07/08

Part 2 of our updated guidance on the Manager Tools Coaching Model.

Manager Tools Coaching Model - Updated - Part 1

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2024/07/01

Part 1 of our updated guidance on the Manager Tools Coaching Model.

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