How to be an Effective Mentor (Part 2 of 2)
September 10, 2007
Today, we finish up our conversation on how to be an effective mentor. Read More →
How to be an Effective Mentor (Part 1 of 2)
September 3, 2007
This cast describes how to be an Effective Mentor. [We released two previous casts on how to be mentored: Basics of Mentoring - Part 1 and Basics of Mentoring - Part 2] In a departure from our normal planning, Mark wrote this week’s show based... Read more...
How to Handle Pre-employment Testing
August 27, 2007
More and more, companies are using psychological and behavioral tests as pre-employment screening devices. They supplement their interviewing processes in order to ensure less false-positives.This is wise, in our judgment, based on what we see of interviewing.... Read more...
Manager Tools “Basics”
August 26, 2007
Now that we’ve been producing weekly podcasts for almost 2 years, new listeners to the show are often confused (understandably so) on where to start. What are the foundational podcasts, the core principles that underly the Manager Tools philosophy? We’ve... Read more...
Manager Tools - The Year in Review
August 25, 2007
If you are a regular listener, you know that each week we focus on specific actions you can take to improve your managerial effectiveness (i.e., what to DO vs. a bunch of theory). Well, today’s show is different … there is nothing “actionable”... Read more...
Video - Horstman’s Second Law of Interviewing
August 21, 2007
I thought you all might enjoy another clip of Mark on Interviewing … This video is a brief 2 minute excerpt of Mark’s Interviewing Presentation, covering Horstman’s 2nd Law of Interviewing - “You Are Not As Good As You Think You... Read more...
Premium Content Updates
August 20, 2007
Thanks again to all of you who have signed-up for Premium Content. Mark and I are VERY appreciative of your support. And we’re been hard at work making few improvements. First, we’ve heard that RTF documents are troublesome for some. So,... Read more...
How to Handle Agendas in a Meeting (Part 2 of 2)
August 20, 2007
This cast is the second in our series on how to prepare and deliver an agenda for a large meeting or training. If you haven’t listened to the first cast on the topic, we’d encourage you to do that first. You can find it here: http://www.manager-tools.com/2007/08/how-to-handle-agendas-in-a-meeting-part-1-of-2/ Read More →
How to Handle Agendas in a Meeting (Part 1 of 2)
August 13, 2007
This cast walks through how to prepare and deliver an agenda for a large meeting or training. Agenda preparation is a lost art. We think of agendas as the skeleton of a good meeting. Sadly, too many meetings suffer from a lack of the structure that... Read more...
The Feedback Model - Optional Upgrade!
August 6, 2007
This cast discusses a modification to the 4th step of the Feedback Model. We thought we’d kick off our third year of casts with an update* to the most frequently-used Manager Tool of them all: The Feedback Model. If you’re giving adjusting... Read more...
