The Manager Tools Effective Communications Conference
June 13, 2008
September 9-10, 2008 – Hilton Palacio Del Rio Hotel, San Antonio, TX “Communication is What The Listener Does” - Peter Drucker We are pleased to announced our first ever Effective Communications Conference! Communication is so critical to... Read more...
Managing in a Matrix Organization - Part 1
June 8, 2008
This cast describes how to manage effectively in a Matrix Organization. (Not that we recommend it ) We’ve finally succumbed to the steady drumbeat of requests for “The Manager Tools Way” of dealing with how to survive and thrive in... Read more...
How To Create A Simple Behavioral Interview Question
June 2, 2008
This cast describes how to create a simple behavioral interview question. We believe that behavioral interviewing is the best systemic form of interviewing evaluation a manager can use. There’s nothing that even comes CLOSE. Sure, there are those... Read more...
Effective Meetings Behavior Part 5 - Posture
May 26, 2008
We’re all in meetings all the time, right? So how come there’s not an instruction manual? We all complain about them. But no one seems able or willing to do something about it. We will. We shared - 3 years ago - our recommendations on... Read more...
One Kind Thing
May 19, 2008
This cast shares a simple technique for managers to be kind to their directs. Many of our casts address specific problems that managers face. It’s easy to forget that management is an inherently human endeavor. And when it comes to our humanity,... Read more...
How to Remember Names
May 12, 2008
This show describes a couple of simple techniques to help you remember people’s names. Whether we like it or not, other people are part of our professional lives. And, as Dale Carnegie sagely noted, “A person’s name, to that person,... Read more...
Meal Interviews (Part 2 of 2)
May 4, 2008
This podcast is the second of two on the subtleties associated with being interviewed during a meal. Read More →
Meal Interviews (Part 1 of 2)
April 27, 2008
This podcast details all the subtleties associated with being interviewed during a meal. We have NO EXCUSE for why we didn’t do this podcast 2 years ago. We get this question all the time, so much so that we’re making it part of the standard... Read more...
Bonus #2 - How to Answer the Leadership Style Question
April 25, 2008
From our weekly shows, this cast describes how to answer the interviewing question, “Describe Your Leadership Style.” This is perhaps the third most important interviewing question, after, “Tell me about yourself,” and behavioral... Read more...
Resume Update 2008
April 21, 2008
This cast updates one of our most popular casts Your Resume Stinks [October 31, 2005] with learnings from our community and some timely recommendations regarding recent trends. And, in this cast, we make a very exciting New Product Announcement! The... Read more...
