Episodes

  • What If Your Direct Says No To Change?

    What If Your Direct Says No To Change?
    Sep 30 2024
    What happens when you ask a direct to change for the better and they say no? Are they resisting all changes now? Is there something going on you don’t know about? Are they going to be a problem going forward? Are they developing an attitude? Uh-oh.
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  • How To Respond To A Grievance - Part 4

    How To Respond To A Grievance - Part 4
    Sep 23 2024
    What happens when one of your directs, or even not a direct, files a grievance against you? How should you respond? What are the rules? What can you do, and what should you do, and how should you do it? It's a rare event for a Manager Tools manager, so the Christmas Rule applies. But we'll tell you here exactly what to do and how to respond.
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  • How To Respond To A Grievance - Part 3

    How To Respond To A Grievance - Part 3
    Sep 16 2024
    What happens when one of your directs, or even not a direct, files a grievance against you? How should you respond? What are the rules? What can you do, and what should you do, and how should you do it? It's a rare event for a Manager Tools manager, so the Christmas Rule applies. But we'll tell you here exactly what to do and how to respond.
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  • How To Respond To A Grievance - Part 2

    How To Respond To A Grievance - Part 2
    Sep 9 2024
    What happens when one of your directs, or even not a direct, files a grievance against you? How should you respond? What are the rules? What can you do, and what should you do, and how should you do it? It's a rare event for a Manager Tools manager, so the Christmas Rule applies. But we'll tell you here exactly what to do and how to respond.
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  • How To Respond To A Grievance - Part 1

    How To Respond To A Grievance - Part 1
    Sep 2 2024
    What happens when one of your directs, or even not a direct, files a grievance against you? How should you respond? What are the rules? What can you do, and what should you do, and how should you do it? It's a rare event for a Manager Tools manager, so the Christmas Rule applies. But we'll tell you here exactly what to do and how to respond.
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  • What Number Twos Do - And Why - Part 2

    What Number Twos Do - And Why - Part 2
    Aug 26 2024
    To find the time to get your own work done, you've got to name a successor: a Number Two. You can be forgiven for thinking that Number Two's aren't really a thing, because so few managers use them. But the best do. And here's how they delegate to them, for both the Number Two's benefit, and for YOU.
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  • What Number Twos Do - And Why - Part 1

    What Number Twos Do - And Why - Part 1
    Aug 19 2024
    To find the time to get your own work done, you've got to name a successor: a Number Two. You can be forgiven for thinking that Number Two's aren't really a thing, because so few managers use them. But the best do. And here's how they delegate to them, for both the Number Two's benefit, and for YOU.
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  • Top Ten Hiring Mistakes - #9 - Comparing Candidates

    Top Ten Hiring Mistakes - #9 - Comparing Candidates
    Aug 12 2024
    Hiring is a critical skill for managers, and especially so for executives. And managers and executives have been making the same hiring mistakes for the past 30 years. Here's your rogue's gallery of hiring (which is separate from interviewing.)
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