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Manager Tools

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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Building Peer Relationships - Part 1

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2026/03/30

When you're a manager, you're thinking of your team all the time. But remember you're a part of a team, too: your boss's team. You need to work on having good relationships with your peers so your boss can achieve her goals.

Top Ten Hiring Mistakes - #7 - Being Swayed

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2026/03/23

One of the most common mistakes of managers when hiring - it made our Top 10 list! - is being swayed by their directs into hiring someone that they weren't that impressed by. They always regret, they often write to us. Here's how to not fall prey to one of the most common hiring mistakes.

The Difference Between Line And Staff Leadership

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2026/03/16

Managers today are constantly besieged by requests and demands from above their level. But just because someone is "above" you in the org chart doesn't mean they can easily task you and your team. Here's how to make that a little easier.

Three Current Modern Management Scams - Part 2

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2026/03/09

This cast serves as a compendium of the biggest management scams of the 21st century. We have covered these topics extensively. But we know there are close to 2,000 podcasts so they might be hard to find.

Three Current Modern Management Scams - Part 1

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2026/03/02

Why Does HR Make It So Hard To Fire People? - Part 2

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2026/02/23

For over half a century, managers have been complaining: "HR won't let me fire this guy." This myth - and yes it is a myth - is so common that experienced managers teach it to new managers, and it affects entire firms' performance management systems much for the worse. The reason so many managers can't fire people is not because they can't. It's because they don't want to do it the right way, and they want to blame HR.

Why Does HR Make It So Hard To Fire People? - Part 1

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2026/02/16

How To Be A Positive Interviewer - Part 2

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2026/02/09

Too many managers make the mistake of thinking they have to be a "tough" interviewer. They think that interviewing is adversarial. They think they need to apply pressure to see how candidates react. But in fact, positive interviewing is much more effective, both in terms of outcomes and in terms of offer acceptance rates.

How To Be A Positive Interviewer - Part 1

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2026/02/02

Top 10 Hiring Mistakes - #8 - Unprepared - Part 2

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2026/01/26

If you want managing to be easier, learn to hire better. We've been saying it for two decades now. We normally put out positive guidance, about what to DO. In this series of casts, though, we address common misconceptions and mistakes most managers make when hiring. This guidance is about lack of preparation, which is an epidemic among managers. You can't be good at hiring if you're not good at preparation.

Top 10 Hiring Mistakes - #8 - Unprepared - Part 1

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2026/01/19

If you want managing to be easier, learn to hire

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.

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