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Manager Tools

Manager Tools

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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. Find more at http://www.manager-tools.com/Copyright 2005-2025 Manager Tools, LLC Career Success Economics Management Management & Leadership
Episodes
  • Give Positive Feedback Just For Doing Their Job! - Part 1

    Give Positive Feedback Just For Doing Their Job! - Part 1
    Jul 6 2026
    The vast majority of things that happen in your organization are good. Otherwise your company would go out of business. But most managers think their job (and it's a part they hate) is to give negative feedback. They have it backwards. The road to be able to give negative feedback and have it be effective is through positive feedback. And we're putting too high a bar on what behaviors deserve feedback.
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  • Sourcing And Your Bench

    Sourcing And Your Bench
    Jun 29 2026
    If you have a good network, with some of those in your network on your bench, you can shorten your hiring process and increase the chances of a successful hire.
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  • How To Work With Competencies

    How To Work With Competencies
    Jun 22 2026
    There's an organizational tool, almost always used by Human Resources, called competencies. Even though it's a fairly popular model for thinking about professional development, it's a terrible system we don't recommend. But if you have to use competencies, here's how.
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