The Management Trinity - Delegation
March 16, 2008
This cast explains our rationale for why Delegation is the 4th Member of our Management Trinity. Ah, the FOURTH member of the Trinity. We did this for two reasons – one, to make it easier to remember. Two, because you simply cannot grow an organization... Read more...
Why We Do This
March 10, 2008
Two things happened today that I have conflated to remind me of why we’re here. First, we got our first confessional email from a member who admitted to paying for premium content, downloading it all, and then unsubscribing. Second, I re-read a... Read more...
The Management Trinity - Coaching
March 10, 2008
This cast describes the role of Coaching in the Management Trinity, and makes a KEY recommendation regarding development of directs and performance management. This week, we cover the Coaching Model’s inclusion in the Management Trinity. It’s... Read more...
The Etymology of Feedback
March 3, 2008
I was asked the other day by a manager who believed that we were stone dead wrong about feedback [”I could never tell my people their mistakes. it’s unprofessional!” Amazing. - H] what the history of the WORD was. It ended up being... Read more...
The Management Trinity - Feedback
March 2, 2008
This show describes the The Feedback Model’s inclusion in the Management Trinity. We continue here our recent theme of revisiting the high level rationale and actions involved in the Management Trinity. In our discussion of feedback, we talk about... Read more...
Bonus - How to Handle the Interview Weakness Question
February 28, 2008
An additional Interviewing show, originally covered on our weekly podcast … Mark recently blogged about the crazy advice being given - by the Wall Street Journal! - about how to handle the perennial interviewing question, “Tell me about a... Read more...
The Management Trinity - One on Ones
February 25, 2008
This cast begins our series on the the Management Trinity, and our reasons for each of its three (four) components: One on Ones, Feedback, Coaching and Delegation. We’ve talked about the Management Trinity for nearly three years, but we’ve never really... Read more...
One on Ones for the DIRECT
February 17, 2008
How can you have a great One on One with your boss? How can you get the the most out of the most valuable recurring communication investment you make? This is an important question … and it seems that a lot of managers DO NOT ask it. Some of... Read more...
How to Introduce People
February 11, 2008
This cast explains how to introduce one person to another in social and business settings. We surprised some of our members a couple of years ago when we included podcasts on how to attend a party, and how to introduce oneself to someone else. Some saw... Read more...
MT Goals Examples
February 3, 2008
This cast simply lays gives numerous examples of Manager Tools’ ‘MT Goals’: Goals that are Measurable and Time-Based. Our MT Goals 3-part cast generated a great deal of enthusiasm. A lot of managers are thinking right now about what... Read more...
