The New Manager Podcast
By Kim Nicol
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The New Manager Podcast is where you'll learn how to be a better manager with simple, doable ideas and frameworks. Kim Nicol is a coach and mindfulness teacher who started teaching Essential Skills for New Managers back in 2017, and helps folks in diverse industries with her approach to human-centered leadership. Learn more at: https://kimnicol.com/
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242. Manage AI Like a Person
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Bonus Friday: The Two Essential Skills Every Manager Needs
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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240. Burnout at Work: 3 Components, and 3 Lenses
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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239. Change, AI, and the New World of Work
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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238. Five Reasons Why Managers Get Stuck in the Weeds
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Bonus Friday: Speaking up
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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237: Make Two Lists: Qualities of an Awful Manager, Qualities of a Great Manager
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Bonus Friday: Executive Presence
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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236. Setting the Tone with Executive Presence
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Bonus Friday: Getting Past the Hero Mindset
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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235. Reframe Your Problems to Find New Solutions
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Bonus Friday: Conflict Isn't Always Bad
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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234. On Confidence - Part 1
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Bonus Friday: Feedback as a Service
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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233. Feedback Skills Challenge
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Bonus Friday: Opinion Tennis
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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232. Listening is part of your Manager Toolset
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Bonus Friday: Defining Success as a Manager
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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231. The Confidence Lounge with Elyse Conroy: The Truth About Becoming a Manager
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Bonus Friday: Working with Difficult People
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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230. Managing Difficult People
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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229. How to Get Quality Feedback When You're a Manager
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Bonus Friday: Mindfulness, Connection, and Communication
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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228. Be Human First
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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227. How Kind People Accidentally Start Micromanaging
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Bonus Friday: Before you get to work.
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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226. Disengagement and the Number One Thing Employees Want from Leadership
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Bonus Friday: How your values inform your strategy
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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225. Strategic Thinking for Manager-Level Decisions
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Bonus Friday: People Pleasing
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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224. Empathy at Work
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Bonus Friday: Managing People Who Are Older Than You
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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223. Gen Z, the Pandemic, and Workplace Dynamics
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Jul 27, 2025 |
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Bonus Friday: Before You Start Managing
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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222. Why new managers struggle to let go of IC work
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Bonus Friday: Identify the Real Problem
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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221. Organize Facts and Feelings
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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220. AI at Work: Clarify the Conversation
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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219. Mindfulness, Balance, and Work as a Venue for Being Human
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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218. Feeling vs Reacting
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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217. Reviewing "Where Should We Begin? At Work"
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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216. Manager Appreciation
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Announcing: Leadership Orientation
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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215. Mindfulness, Leadership, and Emotional Labor
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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214. Emotional Labor at Work
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May 26, 2025 |
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213. Embracing Uncertainty & Leadership Lessons from Disaster Response Training
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May 19, 2025 |
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212. The New Manager's Quick Guide to Feedback and Performance Reviews
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May 05, 2025 |
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211. Here's why AI might make you a better manager.
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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210. What does AI mean for managers?
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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209. What kind of team do you have?
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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208. Healthy Stress vs Unhealthy Stress
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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207. Working with Difficult People (Reprise)
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Bonus: Too Many Meetings (mini episode)
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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206. The Dishwasher Dilemma
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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205. Managing Imposter Syndrome
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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204. Seven Tips for Facilitating Change
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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203. Dignity Prompts + Soft Skills
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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202. Start where you are.
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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201. Dignity, Conflict, and Repair
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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200. Prioritize tasks using a Neurodiverse lens with this classic framework
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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199. Conflict Isn't Always Bad
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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198. "How does it work?" Testing assumptions and identifying blind spots.
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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197. Be Open to Receiving Support
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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196. A Different Kind of Episode
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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195. Start Your Year in Review
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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194. Four Toxic Traits at Work
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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193. Mindfulness for Managing During Overwhelm
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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192. Goals vs Intentions
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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191. Appreciative Inquiry vs Toxic Positivity
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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190. Essential Skills for New Managers (Invitation)
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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189. Be easy on yourself.
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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188. Working with Difficult People
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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187. Career Conversation with Wendy Saccuzzo: What to do when you hit a plateau.
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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186. What Makes a Great Team
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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185. Time, Safety, and Simplicity
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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184. Seven Communication Skills Every Manager Needs
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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183. Communication Strategies for Managers
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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182. Being a Hard Worker, and Saying No
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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181. Leadership Lessons from the Olympics
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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180. Money at Work - Three Tips for New Managers
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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179. Three Tips for Uncertainty
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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178. Leading People First with Chris Lin and Kim Nicol
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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177. Neurodiversity Demystified with Terri Donohue
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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176. Communication Tip - Why You Might Over-Explain and What to do Instead
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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175. Defining Success as a Manager
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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174. "What's your role?"
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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173. Managing Up - Power and Partnership
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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172. Leading a Team Through Hard Times
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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171. Ask yourself, "What's Working?"
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May 20, 2024 |
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170. How to Be More Strategic
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May 13, 2024 |
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169. Communication Strategies for Disagreement
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May 06, 2024 |
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168. Have Better Meetings
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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167. Leadership Lessons from Side Quests
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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166. Your Career Ecosystem
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Career Conversation: Pivots + Side Hustles
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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165. "What are you trying to solve for?"
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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164. Why Delaying Decisions is Draining
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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163. Your Health and Well-Being
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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162. "What support do you need?"
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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161. Understanding Perfection and Micromanaging
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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160. Create a Well-Nurtured Network
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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159. Why Self-Awareness will make you a better Communicator and a more Effective Manager.
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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158. Listener Spotlight with Adrian Bond: How to Be a Successful Manager and Leader
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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157. Managing Change
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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156. New Manager Tip: Emotions (and Disappointment)
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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155. Direction, Decisions, and Discomfort
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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154. Calm, Confident, and Capable
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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153. Create Great Relationships at Work with Maggie Reyes
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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152. Fresh Perspective and Micro-Adjustments
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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151. Self-Care and Support for Managers
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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150. How to Recover from Failure
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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149. Two Things New Managers Need to Identify to Be Effective at Work
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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148. Listener Spotlight with Amberlee
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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147. Ask - What New Managers Need to Know about Making an Ask
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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146. The "To Be" List
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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145. Use this Framework to Feel More Calm and Grounded
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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144. Managing Time by Managing Expectations
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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143. The Freedom to Decide
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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142. Q4 Checklist
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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141. The Value of Being (when Doing feels too hard)
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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140. The Downside of "Making It Work"
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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139. Managers Are People, Too
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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138. Communication Tips for the Conflict Averse
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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137. How to Measure Success
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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136. Three Things that will Help You Be a Great Manager
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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135. Reflections on Leadership, Career, Sports, and Life
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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134. We Need to Talk About Feedback
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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133. Great Managers Do This
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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132. Out of Overwhelm
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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131. Why Self-Care Makes You a Better Manager
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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130. What to Do If You Fear Confrontation
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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129. “Walk Me Through”
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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128. Managing Your Time: 5 Lenses
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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127. Giving Effective Feedback
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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126. Decision Making, Discretion, and Influence
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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125. The Support & Authority Map, Revisited
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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124. Where to Get Insights on Onboarding, Leading, and Managing
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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123. Confidence, "What's the point?", and Professional Development
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May 29, 2023 |
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122. What You Say vs How You Say It
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May 22, 2023 |
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121. "How do I get them to. . .?"
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May 15, 2023 |
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120. Confident Money Conversations
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May 01, 2023 |
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119. Mindset, Attitude, and Engagement
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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BONUS: Saying No is a Leadership Skill (Invitation)
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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118. Mindfulness as a Skill of Attention
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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117. Process over Perfection
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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116. How to Feel In Control
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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115. Where is your growth?
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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114. Caught In the Middle and Feeling Like a Failure
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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113. Being compassionate with yourself.
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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112. Getting past the hero mindset.
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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111. Pushing Back vs Slowing Down
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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110. Identify the Problem
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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109. Work Environment, Agency, and Autonomy
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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108. Essential Communication Skills
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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107. How to ask your work to pay for your professional development.
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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106. When you're afraid of conflict.
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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105. Working with Emotions
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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104. Three Questions for the New Year
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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103. Tension at Work
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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102. The Question Behind the Question
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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101. Boundaries Holiday Edition
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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100. Data, Story, Emotion
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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99. Executive Presence
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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98. How to Know If You're Doing a Good Job
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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97. Managing High Performers
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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96. Mindset, Commitment, and Change
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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95. Reflection Questions
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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94. Emotional Labor and Managing People
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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93. Presence
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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92. What Other People Think
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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91. Authentic Confidence for Introverts and Quiet People
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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BONUS - Learning How to Ask
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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90. "My coworker is now my competitor."
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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89. People-Pleasing
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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88. Managing People Who Are Older Than You
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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87. How to Be Assertive
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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86. Emotions at Work
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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85. Making Good Use of Your Time
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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84. Before You Start Managing
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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83. Speaking Up
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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82. Anxiety, Perfection, and Problem Solving
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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81. Friends at Work
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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80. Three Skills for your Manager Toolkit
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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79. "I don't love what I do"
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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78. Child Care and Managing People Skills
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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77. Boundary as an Agreement with Yourself
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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76. "I don't want to be boastful."
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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75. You don't have to be great at everything.
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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74. Comparing to Others
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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73. Time Management
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May 30, 2022 |
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72. Better Meetings
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May 23, 2022 |
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71. Ambition and Three Career Stages
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May 16, 2022 |
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70. Managing Your Mind & Negative Creativity
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May 09, 2022 |
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69. Identify the Real Problem
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May 03, 2022 |
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68. What Happens in Coaching
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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67. Purpose Over Perfection
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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66. Oh No, Everything Is Great
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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65. Fundamentals for When You Feel Overwhelmed
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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64. Authority and Decision Making
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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63. How to Be Direct
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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62. Feedback as a Service
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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61. How to Advocate for Yourself at Work
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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60. From Founder to Manager
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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59. "I can do it."
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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58. Facilitator Mindset
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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57. Strategic Thinking and Feedback
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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56. Strategic Thinking
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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55. Like Driving a Car
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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54. Just for Now
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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53. Communication Skills + Being an Introvert
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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52. Three Key Skills Every Manager Needs
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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51. Opinion Tennis
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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50. Strategic Thinking for End of Year
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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49. How and Why to Celebrate
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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48. Small Change, Big Change
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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47. Self-Sabotage as a Misguided Desire for Safety
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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46. Leadership Like a DJ
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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45. Keys to Effective Manager Development
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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44. Willing to Be Wrong vs Needing to Be Right
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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43. The Illusion of Speed
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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42. Beginner's Mind with Adam Hesch
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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41. PTRs and Making Decisions
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Sep 25, 2021 |
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40. Managing Relationships with Ross Swalve
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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39. See and Respect the Value You Bring
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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38. "I don't know what I'm doing."
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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37. Different Personalities at Work with Lawrence Patrick
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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36. The Third Essential Skill Every Manager Needs
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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35. Perfection Will Bite You in the Butt
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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34. Scope of Care
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May 30, 2021 |
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33. Value Tracker
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May 27, 2021 |
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32. Know Your Value with Michelle Karver
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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31. When to Leave
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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30. The Difference Between Leadership and Management
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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29. Immeasurable Assets - Confidence
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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28. Three Stories About Promotions
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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27. There Are Many Ways
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Mar 06, 2021 |
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26. Who Broke the Toaster?
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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25. Immeasurable Assets - Trust
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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24. What Are You Avoiding?
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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23. What to Do Next
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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22. Your Value Story
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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21. How Are We Going to Work Together?
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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20. People Are Selfish
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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19. Managing Your Energy
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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18. Trust Yourself
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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17. The Problem with Trying to Solve Problems
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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16. If You’re Actively Job Seeking
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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15. Influence by Inner Weather
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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14. Feedback: No Sandwiches
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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13. Communication: Feedback
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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12. The Best Manager You Ever Had
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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11. How to Support Your Team as Humans
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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10. The To Be List
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Mar 27, 2020 |
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9. The Lens You Look Through
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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8. Using Personality Assessment Tools
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Jan 27, 2020 |
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7. The Support & Authority Map
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Jan 20, 2020 |
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6. Asking for Training Budget
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Jan 05, 2020 |
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5. Taking things personally
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Jan 02, 2020 |
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4. How Self-care will make you a better manager
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Dec 31, 2019 |
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3. If you’re worried about doing it wrong.
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Dec 18, 2019 |
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2. The Two Essential Skills Every New Manager Needs
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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1. Welcome to The New Manager Podcast
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Nov 26, 2019 |