The Effective Manager Book

Manager Tools

This feed contains podcasts which accompany The Effective Manager book, the how-to guide for exceptional management from the bottom up. The podcasts provide more detailed guidance on specific topics that didn't make it into the book.
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. The Business Podcast Award is now named after Manager Tools.
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67 episodes
Updated Jul 15, 2024

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Feb 1, 2019
Brainstorming - Part 2 (Hall Of Fame Guidance)
In today's fast and flat world, ideas are becoming critical competitive advantages. Managers - and many others - need to be good at getting the most and best ideas from themselves and their teams.
Feb 1, 2019
Brainstorming - Part 1 (Hall Of Fame Guidance)
In today's fast and flat world, ideas are becoming critical competitive advantages. Managers - and many others - need to be good at getting the most and best ideas from themselves and their teams.
Feb 1, 2019
Measuring Feedback Chapter 1 - Part 2
This cast concludes our guidance on how to measure the amount of feedback you're delivering to your directs.
Feb 1, 2019
Measuring Feedback Chapter 1 - Part 1
This cast concludes our guidance on how to measure the amount of feedback you're delivering to your directs.
Feb 1, 2019
Being Told "No" To Feedback - Part 2
Part 2 of our guidance on what to do if your direct keeps saying no when you ask if they're open to feedback.
Feb 1, 2019
Being Told "No" To Feedback - Part 1
Part 1 of our guidance on what to do if your direct keeps saying no when you ask if they're open to feedback.
Feb 1, 2019
The Heart of Feedback
This cast describes behaviors for managers to engage in to ensure that they deliver feedback ethically and professionally.
Feb 1, 2019
Feedback - Revisited
We've gotten a great many questions, comments, and kudos for our show in July on the Feedback Model. Many listeners are discovering the power of feedback, of taking it out of the realm of the rare and into the stream of the every day. Not to sound repetitive, but most managers see feedback as akin to holding their breath - waiting as long as possible, and then creating a lot of sound and often fury. The Feedback Model tells us to see feedback like breathing - so regular as to become unnoticed.
Feb 1, 2019
Questions and Answers on One-on-Ones
In this show we continue our conversation on One-on-Ones. In addition to a brief review (very brief -- not a substitute for listening to the previous two shows!), we review a number of questions and finer points.
Feb 1, 2019
Common One On One Mistakes - Chapter 1 - Agenda Fascism
This guidance tells you how to avoid the mistake of "Agenda Fascism" in One on Ones.
Feb 1, 2019
One on Ones - Work or Personal?
This guidance addresses how personal One on Ones ought to be - should they be all about family and personal stuff, or just about work?
Feb 1, 2019
Skip Levels (Part 2)
The conclusion of our conversation on Skip Levels. Have you scheduled YOUR first Skip Level yet?
Feb 1, 2019
Skip Levels (Part 1)
Our guidance about a rarely used but powerful Manager Tool, The Skip Level.
Feb 1, 2019
A Notebook and a Pen
Our guidance on having a notebook and pen with you at all times, and what to do with it.
Feb 1, 2019
Peer One on Ones - Part 2
This cast concludes our recommendations on why and how to meet weekly, or regularly, with your peer managers.
Feb 1, 2019
Peer One on Ones - Part 1
This guidance recommends why and how to meet weekly, or regularly, with your peer managers.
Feb 1, 2019
Timely Meetings - Part 2
This cast concludes our conversation on how to run timely meetings.
Feb 1, 2019
Timely Meetings - Part 1
This cast describes how to run timely meetings.
Feb 1, 2019
Team Formation - How Big?
This cast describes how big to size a team when forming it.
Feb 1, 2019
Time (Priority) Management - Part 2 (Hall Of Fame Guidance)
Today, we cover the second in a two-part series of podcasts on Time Management. If you're new to the show or you didn't listen to last week's podcast, it's probably worth while going back and listening to the previous show first. Otherwise, you'll be joining the conversation half-way through and we all know how comfortable that feels. :-(

The Effective Manager Book

Brainstorming - Part 2 (Hall Of Fame Guidance)

Brainstorming - Part 1 (Hall Of Fame Guidance)

Measuring Feedback Chapter 1 - Part 2

Measuring Feedback Chapter 1 - Part 1

Being Told "No" To Feedback - Part 2

Being Told "No" To Feedback - Part 1

The Heart of Feedback

Feedback - Revisited

Questions and Answers on One-on-Ones

Common One On One Mistakes - Chapter 1 - Agenda Fascism

One on Ones - Work or Personal?

Skip Levels (Part 2)

Skip Levels (Part 1)

A Notebook and a Pen

Peer One on Ones - Part 2

Peer One on Ones - Part 1

Timely Meetings - Part 2

Timely Meetings - Part 1

Team Formation - How Big?

Time (Priority) Management - Part 2 (Hall Of Fame Guidance)