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Making a Manager

Making a Manager

Hosted by: Michael Barrell

To the new (and not-so-new) manager, the big question is this: What does it take to be a great manager? Well, great managers know how to motivate and build a great team. Great managers know how to win trust...

Episodes

013: How to Mentor an Employee

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013: How to Mentor an Employee The best managers are the best mentors.  But how do we mentor properly? Well, here's 4 very simple steps that you should follow. Let's discuss. *** MAKING A MANAGER*** To the...
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012: The Perfect Formula For Selling A New Idea To Your Boss

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012: The Perfect Formula For Selling A New Idea To Your Boss So the good news is – you’ve got a great idea – it’s going make your life as manager easier, it will make your staff happier, and it will save your company...
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011: How To Have Difficult Conversations With Employees (Introducing: The Difficult Conversations Model)

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011: How To Have Difficult Conversations With Employees (Introducing: The Difficult Conversations Model) If you’ve ever had a difficult conversation with an employee then this episode is for you. What I’m about to...
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010: The Art Of Saying No Once You've Already Said Yes

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Episode 10: The Art Of Saying No Once You've Already Said Yes. When I talk to managers who haven't quite mastered the art of saying no once they've already said yes, here's what they tell me: Saying no always sucks -...
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009: This Is The Most Important Management Lesson I Was Ever Taught…and It Wasn’t From Business School

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Episode 9: This is the most important management lesson I was ever taught…and it wasn’t from business school. Here’s the deal: Your own people have likely made plenty of mistakes. In fact, they are probably making...
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008: How To Build A Creative Team (In 4 Simple Steps)

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Episode 8 Today’s episode is about workplace creativity. Or more specifically, the steps you need to take to grow creativity in your employees. Most of us already know of the benefits of having a creative workplace –...
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007: Overcoming Worker Refusals To Return To The Office (COVID-19 Special)

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Episode 7 Today’s episode is all about navigating employee refusals to return to the office. Now, to clarify, I’m not just talking about any old refusal to return to the office after a period of absence, I’m talking...
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006: How To Have A Positive Work Culture (And Proof That They Are More Productive)

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Episode 6 Today I'm giving you the proof in the pudding of why positive work cultures are more productive. But not only that, after I tell you the why, I’m going to give you the how: specifically, the 4 critical steps...
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005: 10 Ways To Manage Angry Employees

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Episode 5 The show title pretty much says it all – 10 ways to manage angry employees. This is a quick and dirty look at some very easy to implement, evidence-based tactics to not only make you a better leader – but...
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004: How To Boost Employee Financial Wellbeing (Even If You're The Wellbeing Grim Reaper)

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Episode 4 We all know that happier employees are more productive and engaged than their unhappy counterparts. But what about financial wellbeing? Hell, what is financial wellbeing? And how to we look after it? Well...
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003: 9 Reasons Why Your Employee Rewards System Still Sucks

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Episode 3 This episode is all about getting your employee reward structure right - a key requirement for the success of your team and for your business. Now managers are bombarded with advice about pay – but the...
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002: The Dangerous Myth About Employee Motivation

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Episode 2 Managers need to stop buying into this expensive myth about employee motivation. So follow me in this episode as we go on a journey into the weeds of team motivation. While we do so, we'll have a look at...
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