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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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Management Is An Organizational System

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2026/01/12

One of the most common things professionals say about managing is that they have a personal 'style.' But does that make sense? Is it reasonable to expect that with all the systems organizations employ, they should leave out how to manage others?

Development Plans Are Dumb

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2026/01/05

Development plans for directs are constantly talked about. You've read about them in the business news, especially for less experienced employees. They're recommended by HR. They don't work!

Assumptive Goal Setting - HOF 2025

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2025/12/29

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

How to Set Annual Goals - HOF 2025

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2025/12/22

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

One On Ones - How Much Personal?

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2025/12/15

Many managers are worried about talking about personal topics in One On Ones. They shouldn't be - it doesn't happen that often... and it's a sign of trust, too.

My Boss Doesn't Support Company Guidance

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2025/12/08

A manager is always obligated to support the organization, even if he or she disagrees with what the organization is doing. But what happens when your boss doesn't do that? Here's what to do.

Delivering the Performance Review - HOF 2025

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2025/12/01

Our Hall of Fame guidance on delivering a performance review.

Preparing Performance Reviews - HOF 2025

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2025/11/24

Our Hall of Fame guidance on how to prepare for performance reviews.

The Executive's Two Responsibilities (MT)

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2025/11/17

Executives and managers both have two core responsibilities that inform all else that they do. But the two key responsibilities are different between managers and executives. Managers manage; executives lead.

How To Present At A Conference - A Checklist - Part 2

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2025/11/03

At some point in your career, you're going to get to, or have to, present at a conference. There are some special considerations, and here they are.

How To Present At A Conference - A Checklist - Part 1

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2025/10/27

At some point in your career, you're going to get to, or have to, present at a conference. There are some special considerations, and here they are.

The Hip Pocket Presentation

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2025/10/20

Most managers don't know it, but if they want to further their career, they must always have a presentation in their hip pocket, ready to be given on no-notice. That's why it's called the Hip Pocket Presentation.

The Love Speech

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2025/10/13

For many years at our Effective Manager Conferences, Mark ended the day by giving what we came to call, "The Love Speech." Love matters in managing others. Here it is, for the record, for those who never got to hear it in person.

What To Do When You Get Promoted - Part 2

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2025/10/06

Promotions are exciting - congratulations! And now you have some work to do, but we will tell you exactly what and why and how.

What To Do When You Get Promoted - Part 1

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2025/09/29

Promotions are exciting - congratulations! And now you have some work to do, but we will tell you exactly what and why and how.

Career Insurance For Your Directs - Part 2

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2025/09/22

We recently re-released a Hall of Fame Career Tools cast about Building Your Network. That's only one part of a series of things everyone must do to manage their own careers. Everybody needs "Career Insurance." And too many managers don't educate their directs on what they have to do to be successful with their own careers management.

Career Insurance For Your Directs - Part 1

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2025/09/15

Google's Project Oxygen

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2025/09/08

We have mentioned, usually only briefly, Google's "Project Oxygen' for many years, in many podcasts. Now we tell the story - in part because we were there.

The Black Widow Mistake - Part 2

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2025/09/01

The Black Widow Mistake is named after the red, angular figure eight markings on the abdomen of the dangerous female black widow spider. The mistake that many aspiring executives make is to start narrowing their development at the same time that their executive role requires them to be thinking more broadly, including outside the organization. It can put a stop to your upward development.

The Black Widow Mistake - Part 1

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2025/08/25

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