Manager Tools

The One On One Refresh 22.11.2009 ↓

This cast describes how to refresh your One on Ones with your directs after you've been doing them for 1-2 years.

My Boss Skips Me 16.11.2009 ↓

This cast describes how to work with a boss who repeatedly skips over a manager and works directly with your directs (his or her "skips").

Owning The Inputs - Part 2 09.11.2009 ↓

This cast concludes our conversation on handling a direct who blames another direct for their failure to deliver a task on time.

Owning The Inputs - Part 1 01.11.2009 ↓

This cast recommends how to handle a direct who blames another direct for their failure to deliver a task on time.

Managers and Confidentiality 26.10.2009 ↓

This cast recommends how managers handle requests for confidentiality from their directs.

The Management Trinity - Part 3 19.10.2009 ↓

In this cast, we conclude our conversation on the origins of the Management Trinity, focusing on Coaching and Delegation.

The Management Trinity - Part 2 12.10.2009 ↓

In this cast, we continue our conversation on the origins of the Management Trinity, focusing on One on Ones and Feedback.

The Management Trinity - Part 1 05.10.2009 ↓

This cast describes the origins of the Management Trinity: why we preach it, and how it came to be.

Timely Meetings – Part 2 28.09.2009 ↓

This cast concludes our conversation on how to run timely meetings.

Timely Meetings – Part 1 20.09.2009 ↓

This cast describes how to run timely meetings.

The First Question In Your One on One 14.09.2009 ↓

This cast describes how to start every One on One.

Admin Trip Folders – Part 2 07.09.2009 ↓

This cast concludes our discussion on a standard practice of administrative assistants helping managers prepare for business travel.

Admin Trip Folders - Part 1 31.08.2009 ↓

This cast describes a standard practice of administrative assistants helping managers prepare for business travel.

Direct Relationships Acid Test 24.08.2009 ↓

This cast prescribes asking your directs what their children's names are.

Quick and Dirty Choosing a Number Two 17.08.2009 ↓

This cast describes a quick and dirty way to choose an interim replacement or number two for your role as manager.

Project Manager Feedback 09.08.2009 ↓

This cast describes how give feedback to a project team member if you are a project manager.

Team Formation – How Big? 03.08.2009 ↓

This cast describes how big to size a team when forming it.

What To Delegate 25.07.2009 ↓

This cast recommends simple choices for what to delegate to our directs.

Manager Tools Coaching Model - Updated - Part 3 19.07.2009 ↓

Part 3 of our updated guidance on the Manager Tools Coaching Model.

Manager Tools Coaching Model - Updated - Part 2 19.07.2009 ↓

Part 2 of our updated guidance on the Manager Tools Coaching Model.

Manager Tools Coaching Model - Updated - Part 1 12.07.2009 ↓

Part 1 of our updated guidance on the Manager Tools Coaching Model.

Fighting The Downturn Silence 05.07.2009 ↓

This cast describes how to combat the normal tendency of directs to communicate LESS during a downturn.

Simple DiSC®, Delegation, And Project Management - Part 2 29.06.2009 ↓

In this cast, we conclude our conversation on how to delegate and manage projects more effectively based on the DiSC profiles of your team members.

Simple DiSC, Delegation, And Project Management - Part 1 22.06.2009 ↓

This cast describes how to delegate and manage projects more effectively based on the DiSC profiles of your team members.

Change Leadership, What's My Visual - Part 2 14.06.2009 ↓

In this cast, we conclude our conversation about beginning change efforts in any organization