Manager Tools
Episodes
Owning The Inputs - Part 1
01 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
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 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This cast recommends how managers handle requests for confidentiality from their directs.
The Management Trinity - Part 3
19 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
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 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
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 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This cast describes the origins of the Management Trinity: why we preach it, and how it came to be.
Timely Meetings – Part 2
28 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This cast concludes our conversation on how to run timely meetings.
Timely Meetings – Part 1
20 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This cast describes how to run timely meetings.
The First Question In Your One on One
14 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This cast describes how to start every One on One.
Admin Trip Folders – Part 2
07 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This cast concludes our discussion on a standard practice of administrative assistants helping managers prepare for business travel.
Admin Trip Folders - Part 1
31 Aug 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This cast describes a standard practice of administrative assistants helping managers prepare for business travel.
Direct Relationships Acid Test
24 Aug 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This cast prescribes asking your directs what their children's names are.
Quick and Dirty Choosing a Number Two
17 Aug 2009
Contributed by Lukas
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 Aug 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This cast describes how give feedback to a project team member if you are a project manager.
Team Formation – How Big?
03 Aug 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This cast describes how big to size a team when forming it.
What To Delegate
25 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This cast recommends simple choices for what to delegate to our directs.
Manager Tools Coaching Model - Updated - Part 3
19 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Part 3 of our updated guidance on the Manager Tools Coaching Model.
Manager Tools Coaching Model - Updated - Part 2
19 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of our updated guidance on the Manager Tools Coaching Model.
Manager Tools Coaching Model - Updated - Part 1
12 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of our updated guidance on the Manager Tools Coaching Model.
Fighting The Downturn Silence
05 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
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 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
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 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
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 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
In this cast, we conclude our conversation about beginning change efforts in any organization
Change Leadership, What's My Visual - Part 1
07 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This cast describes how to begin any effort to change an organization.
Project Manager One on Ones - Part 2
31 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
The conclusion of our discussion on Project Manager One on Ones.
Project Manager One on Ones - Part 1
25 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This cast explains the basics of how to have One on Ones with project team members who do not report to you.
Phone One on Ones
18 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
We've said it a hundred times, but we've never covered the basics of HOW to conduct a One on One on the phone. Clearly it works - Mark has shared that...
Coaching the Meeting Delegation- Part 2
11 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This cast concludes our discussion on how to coach one of our directs on how to run our staff meeting which we have delegated to them.
Coaching the Meeting Delegation- Part 1
03 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This cast describes how to coach one of our directs on how to run our staff meeting which we have delegated to them.
Staff Meeting Delegation and Succession Planning
26 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This cast describes how to delegate running your staff meeting as part of succession planning.
One Less Thing - Free Up Your Calendar
19 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This cast describes an executive priority management technique - One Less Thing - to free up your calendar.
The Feedback Continuum
13 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This cast describes how to give negative feedback in an escalating way, over time, to improve performance.
Systemic Feedback
05 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
What do we do when we've tried giving negative feedback but it doesn't seem to be working? We've given repeated instances of feedback, and yet we don'...
Layoff Communications Part 1: Openly Confidential
29 Mar 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This cast how to talk about layoffs when they are being considered. Many managers are torn when it comes to layoffs. Most of us know that when they ...
Bad Boss #1 - When You Have Directs
22 Mar 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us, when we have an angry and demeaning boss, tend to worry about ourselves first. We have to deal with most of the yelling, and most of the a...
Deciding Between Two Good Candidates
16 Mar 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This cast describes how to decide between two good candidates in a hiring situation. We're NOT going to tell everyone who's trying to decide between ...
The Heart of Feedback
08 Mar 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This cast describes behaviors for managers to engage in to ensure that they deliver feedback ethically and professionally. Mark recently had an exper...
Effective Meetings - No Laptops
02 Mar 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This cast describes why and how to run your meetings without laptops. For our original cast on the Effective Meetings Protocol, check out "Effective...
The Starter Feedback Model - Part 2
22 Feb 2009
Contributed by Lukas
In this cast, we complete our 2-part series on the Starter Feedback Model, an EVEN SIMPLER method for delivering feedback.
The Starter Feedback Model - Part 1
15 Feb 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This cast describes an EVEN SIMPLER method for delivering feedback to help those managers who are struggling to implement it.
How To Handle Two Viable Job Candidates
08 Feb 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This cast describes what to do when a manager has two candidates for a job that meet the standard, but you can only offer one candidate.
Bench Development in a Downturn
01 Feb 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This cast discusses a way to build your recruiting "bench" during market downturns.
Horstman's Law of Project Management - Part 4
25 Jan 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Part 4 of our series on Horstman's Law of Project Management.
Horstman's Law of Project Management - Part 3
18 Jan 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Part 3 of our series on Horstman's Law of Project Management.
Horstman's Law of Project Management - Part 2
11 Jan 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of our series on Horstman's Law of Project Management.
Horstman's Law of Project Management - Part 1
04 Jan 2009
Contributed by Lukas
In this cast we describe Horstman's Law of Project Management: Who Does What By When. We've talked and joked about it many times, and this cast will...
Rolling Out The Trinity - Updated - Part 3
31 Aug 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Part 3 of our updated guidance on how to gradually implement The Manager Tools Management Trinity (One on Ones, Feedback, Coaching, and Delegation). W...
Rolling Out The Trinity - Updated - Part 2
24 Aug 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of our updated guidance on how to gradually implement The Manager Tools Management Trinity (One on Ones, Feedback, Coaching, and Delegation). W...
Rolling Out The Trinity - Updated - Part 1
18 Aug 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of our updated guidance on how to gradually implement The Manager Tools Management Trinity (One on Ones, Feedback, Coaching, and Delegation). W...
Handling Peer Conflict When Your Directs Are Involved - Part 2
13 Feb 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of our 2-part series on managing conflict when your directs are involved.
Handling Peer Conflict When Your Directs Are Involved - Part 1
06 Feb 2007
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when you're in conflict with a peer... and your directs become involved? What's interesting here is that we all ought to know that if w...
The Juggling Koan
14 Jan 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Mark recently blogged with our first ever management koan, "What Would An Effective Manager Do?" In this cast, we share the answer.
Resolving Conflict
15 Aug 2006
Contributed by Lukas
If you've ever had to deal with two of your directs fighting about something, this is the cast for you. Mark likes to say that "the definition of conf...
Time (Priority) Management - Part 2 (2025)
21 May 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Time management is a fallacy. Time doesn't need you to "manage" it - it's been getting along just fine without you for billions of years. We can't man...
Time (Priority) Management - Part 1 (2025)
21 May 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Time management is a fallacy. Time doesn't need you to "manage" it - it's been getting along just fine without you for billions of years. We can't man...
Time (Priority) Management - Part 2 (Hall Of Fame Guidance)
21 May 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we cover the second in a two-part series of podcasts on Time Management. If you're new to the show or you didn't listen to last week's podcast...
Time (Priority) Management - Part 1 (Hall Of Fame Guidance)
14 May 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Time management is a fallacy, we like to say. Time doesn't need you to "manage" it - it's been getting along just fine without you for billions of ye...
Improve Your Feedback
17 Feb 2006
Contributed by Lukas
It's been quite a while since we talked about feedback. We think one of the reasons for that is that there's some negativity to it. What we mean by th...
Feedback - Revisited!
10 Oct 2005
Contributed by Lukas
We've received a great many questions, comments, and kudos for our show in July on the Feedback Model. Many listeners are discovering the power of fee...
Manager Tools Delegation Model - Updated
22 Aug 2005
Contributed by Lukas
Our updated guidance on the Manager Tools Delegation Model.
Effective Meetings - There’s More!
16 Aug 2005
Contributed by Lukas
Today we wrap-up our conversation on effective meetings, as well as answer some listener questions on meetings, one-on-ones, and feedback.
Effective Meetings - Part Two
08 Aug 2005
Contributed by Lukas
Today we cover the second in our series on effective meetings.
Effective Meetings - Get Out of Jail!
01 Aug 2005
Contributed by Lukas
How to do you feel about most of the meetings you attend? Are they productive, or generally considered a waste of time? Do you attend too many meeti...
Manager Tools Feedback Model - Updated - Part 3
18 Jul 2005
Contributed by Lukas
Part 3 of our guidance describing the most effective method of letting your directs know how they are performing: Feedback. Feedback shows someone the...
Manager Tools Feedback Model - Updated - Part 2
18 Jul 2005
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of our guidance describing the most effective method of letting your directs know how they are performing: Feedback. Feedback shows someone the...
Manager Tools Feedback Model - Updated - Part 1
18 Jul 2005
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of our guidance describing the most effective method of letting your directs know how they are performing: Feedback. Feedback shows someone the...
Questions and Answers on One-on-Ones
10 Jul 2005
Contributed by Lukas
In today's show we continue our conversation on one-on-ones. In addition to a brief review (very brief -- not a substitute for listening to the previ...
Manager Tools One On Ones - Updated - Part 3
04 Jul 2005
Contributed by Lukas
Part 3 of our detailed guidance on how to conduct the most important "manager tool" we've ever known or seen: Manager Tools One On Ones. These meeting...
Manager Tools One On Ones - Updated - Part 2
04 Jul 2005
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of our detailed guidance on how to conduct the most important "manager tool" we've ever known or seen: Manager Tools One On Ones. These meeting...
Manager Tools One On Ones - Updated - Part 1
04 Jul 2005
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of our detailed guidance on how to conduct the most important "manager tool" we've ever known or seen: Manager Tools One On Ones. These meeting...