How to be a Great Manager

Looking for tips on how to be a great manager?

In this episode of the Process Breakdown Podcast Mamie Kanfer Stewart, an executive coach and entrepreneur shared tips on how to be a great manager, effective delegation, and how to build a team.

She talks about how she began down the road of entrepreneurship at the young age of 12, and how to run businesses more effectively using proper delegation steps, plus ways to make work more fun and efficient at the same time. 

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Key Resource List:

* The Modern Manager* Productive meetings with your Team* How to Be a Good Manager (13 Traits You Must Have)

Show Notes:

0:08 – Introduction

0:40 – The host, John Corcoran, sheds light on the episode’s guest, Mamie Kanfer Stewart, and talks about the best solution for documenting standard operating procedures, highlighting a 14-day free trial.

2:34 – Mamie talks about how she started her first business at age 12, and how it sent her down the entrepreneurial path.

3:55 – Mamie talks about how she learned to understand how building a team, managing people and including them in a process contributes to success.

4:55 – Mamie shares a couple of tips on how to delegate properly, some fears people have, and how to get past those fears.

7:44 – The guest speaker talks on how to properly oversee an employee without micromanaging or getting in the way of their work, and she gives steps for proper delegation.

9:26 – Mamie talks about the types of information one should have before they start to delegate, and how to make use of the SWIM framework.

13:05 – Mamie talks about monitoring a delegated activity while it’s going on, how to handle support, and the different support roles.

15:23 – The guest speaker highlights some of the mistakes people make trying to support after a delegation, and how to avoid them and simplify the process.

18:24 – Mamie talks about what it was like growing up as the daughter of an entrepreneur, and how it shapes her life now.

19:55 – Mamie tells the origin story of her family’s company, Purell, how it has blossomed through the years from its establishment, and the company’s vision.

22:08 – Mamie shares her fun number one productivity hack: Color Street nail polish strips.

23:16 – Mamie shares websites where people can get more information about her and her work.