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Tired of management theory? Want to learn specific skills to help improve your management performance? Then Manager Tools is the podcast for you! Manager Tools is a weekly business podcast focused on helping professionals become more effective managers and leaders. Each week, we discuss specific actions for professionals to take to achieve their desired management and career objectives. Manager Tools won Best Business Podcast Award in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2012 as well as the People's Choice Award in 2008.
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- 6 days ago
The Effective Manager And The Principle Of Sub-Optimization - Part 2
When you become a manager, you start getting exposed to systems, processes, and principles that organizations rely on or understand to help them succeed. One of those hidden principles that too few managers and executives understand is the Principle of Sub-Optimization. For individual managers and full leadership teams visit www.manager-tools.com/ecc. Register for an upcoming virtual Effective Manager Confeat manager-tools.com/emc
- 1 weeks ago
The Effective Manager And The Principle Of Sub-Optimization - Part 1
When you become a manager, you start getting exposed to systems, processes, and principles that organizations rely on or understand to help them succeed. One of those hidden principles that too few managers and executives understand is the Principle of Sub-Optimization.
- 2 weeks ago
How To Teach Peer Feedback To Your Directs
If your directs aren't managers, they may not know the core principles behind giving feedback. They won't know how to give peer feedback. But you can teach them.
- 3 weeks ago
The First Rule Of Feedback
Giving effective feedback is one of the hardest tasks for managers. Feedback isn't hard to understand. We know we need to give it. But too many of us don't understand feedback's first rule: it's about future behavior.
- Aug 31, 2026
How To Prewire a Meeting - Part 2 (Hall of Fame Guidance)
This cast describes how to prepare for meetings or presentations in order to ensure your message is persuasive and you get the support you're looking for from the audience.
- Aug 24, 2026
How To Prewire a Meeting - Part 1 (Hall of Fame Guidance)
This cast describes how to prepare for meetings or presentations in order to ensure your message is persuasive and you get the support you're looking for from the audience.
- Aug 17, 2026
Coaching a Direct On Relationship Development - Part 2
Coaching is the least-used of the Manager Tools Trinity's tools - One On Ones, Feedback, Delegation, and Coaching. That's too bad, because it only takes 5-10 minutes a week. One common use case we've heard from managers is helping a direct who has excellent job skills but struggles with relationships. Here's how to do that.
- Aug 10, 2026
Coaching a Direct On Relationship Development - Part 1
Coaching is the least-used of the Manager Tools Trinity's tools - One On Ones, Feedback, Delegation, and Coaching. That's too bad, because it only takes 5-10 minutes a week. One common use case we've heard from managers is helping a direct who has excellent job skills but struggles with relationships. Here's how to do that.
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