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Manager Tools

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/

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Feedback Is Not A Personal Attack (Hall of Fame Guidance)

19 Oct 2026AI processed

Feedback serves as a tool for improving organizational performance by addressing specific behaviors rather than personal attributes. Because many professionals mistakenly perceive negative feedback as a personal attack, managers must establish trust through consistent one-on-ones before implementing performance communi...

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Why Do I Have To Wait To Give Feedback? - Part 2

12 Oct 2026
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Why Do I Have To Wait To Give Feedback? - Part 1

05 Oct 2026
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The Effective Manager And The Principle Of Sub-Optimization - Part 2

28 Sep 2026
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The Effective Manager And The Principle Of Sub-Optimization - Part 1

21 Sep 2026
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How To Teach Peer Feedback To Your Directs

14 Sep 2026
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The First Rule Of Feedback

08 Sep 2026
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How To Prewire a Meeting - Part 2 (Hall of Fame Guidance)

31 Aug 2026
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How To Prewire a Meeting - Part 1 (Hall of Fame Guidance)

24 Aug 2026
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Coaching a Direct On Relationship Development - Part 2

17 Aug 2026
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Coaching a Direct On Relationship Development - Part 1

10 Aug 2026
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Your Job Includes Teaching Professionalism - Chapter 1 - Timeliness - Part 2

03 Aug 2026
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Your Job Includes Teaching Professionalism - Chapter 1 - Timeliness

27 Jul 2026
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Culture Chapter 3 - Performance!

20 Jul 2026
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Give Positive Feedback Just For Doing Their Job! - Part 2

13 Jul 2026
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Give Positive Feedback Just For Doing Their Job! - Part 1

06 Jul 2026AI processed

Positive feedback serves as the essential foundation for effective management, particularly when delivering corrective feedback. Because managers often fixate on mistakes, they frequently overlook the vast majority of daily tasks performed to standard, thereby eroding trust. Providing positive feedback for routine work...

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Sourcing And Your Bench

29 Jun 2026
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How To Work With Competencies

22 Jun 2026
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Presenting Mistakes - Chapter 2 - Rigidity

15 Jun 2026
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Company Change With A Promotion Is Unlikely - For Managers - Part 2

08 Jun 2026
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