Management 101

Spencer Fertig is the CEO and co-founder of Bar None Games ( https://barnonegames.com ). He is also a former manager of mine, and one of the best I've ever reported to. Today on Management 101, Spencer and I discuss his approach to delivering honest while empathetic feedback, and building an amazing team culture.

Mateo Jaramillo is the CEO and co-founder of Heru, and one of the best managers I've ever worked with. In this episode Mateo and I discuss our approaches to people development, build trust, and team culture.

Managing imposter syndrome and managing people older than you are two fraught tasks for managers and leaders. In today's podcast, we talk about what problems these two situations can cause, and how to handle them most effectively.

Delivering feedback is one of the hardest things to do as a manager, and doing it wrong can have disastrous consequences for your team's productivity and cohesiveness. In this episode we talk through the basics of delivering feedback effectively and some pitfalls it's important to avoid in doing so.

Some leaders are great managers and executors but struggle to run meetings effectively. In today's episode I talk through some best practices for making your team meetings more impactful and enjoyable.

What's a 1-on-1? Why is it necessary? On this episode I discuss the do's and don'ts of having these critically important interactions with your team members.

On the introductory episode I talk about some of the very basics of management theory and some very tactical tips to being a great manager, even your first time around.