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 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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Top 10 Manager Tools Episodes

Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Manager Tools episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Manager Tools for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Manager Tools episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

How To Respond To A Grievance - Part 1

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09/02/24 • 19 min

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.

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Preparing Performance Reviews

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11/18/24 • -1 min

This week, we're re-releasing one of our Hall of Fame casts on how to prepare performance reviews.

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Top Ten Hiring Mistakes - #9 - Comparing Candidates

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08/12/24 • 33 min

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.)

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What If Your Direct Says No To Change?

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09/30/24 • 33 min

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.

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Communicating In Advance of A Miss - Part 1

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06/07/21 • -1 min

Part 1 of our guidance on how to communicate prior to missing a deadline.

COVID: Systematic Career Documentation - Part 2

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04/28/20 • -1 min

Part 2 of our guidance on how to create and use a Career Management Document as a key part of your career management system.

Effective Meetings - Get Out of Jail!

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08/01/05 • -1 min

How to do you feel about most of the meetings you attend? Are they productive, or generally considered a waste of time? Do you attend too many meetings? How do others value the meetings *you* run? If you are like most managers we know, your experience in running and participating in meetings is less than ideal.

Meetings: Anything Else?

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05/17/21 • -1 min

The common way to end meeting discussions, "Is there anything else?" is ineffective.

Don't Do Skip Level One On Ones

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05/18/20 • -1 min

A lot of managers want to do One On Ones with their directs' directs, also known as skips. This is a bad idea.

Intra-Company Training Network Building

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02/07/10 • -1 min

This cast recommends building relationships internally at your organization when you attend training events.

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FAQ

How many episodes does Manager Tools have?

Manager Tools currently has 899 episodes available.

What topics does Manager Tools cover?

The podcast is about Skills, Management, Leadership, Development, Podcasts, Business, Advice, Coaching, Strategy and Careers.

What is the most popular episode on Manager Tools?

The episode title 'How To Respond To A Grievance - Part 1' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Manager Tools?

The average episode length on Manager Tools is 30 minutes.

How often are episodes of Manager Tools released?

Episodes of Manager Tools are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Manager Tools?

The first episode of Manager Tools was released on Jul 4, 2005.

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