So you wanna be a manager. Some managers are great. Sigh. And some managers, sadly, make the world worse.  Wherein lies the difference?  In this episode the Michaels examine the transition from individual contributor to manager. They offer the POV that becoming a manager is more than a getting promotion with some new responsibilities and is, instead, a core transformation in what you do and how you do it.  And it’s not a good job for everyone. They offer tips for how to imagine the role and be effective at it and discuss the two hardest things about being a manager.  Michael M opines about why teenagers in Yuma are probably better managers than big-time consultants and financiers in New York.

Ep 19: IC to Manager

Want interesting ideas to improve your work and life?  Hear from two of America’s best executive coaches in MEANWHILE.  Drawing on their perspectives from the east and west coasts, Michael Melcher and Michael Terrell sort through the tips, insights and practices that will help you move forward . . . right now.  

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How's that working from home going? Not exactly the dream you envisioned? In this episode, Michael explains how decision fatigue, lack of role clarity, and excess discretion can make us feel a little crazy, and introduces a few tools for creating structure amidst uncertainty and chaos.

Ep 34: Tips for Creating Structure

Hello from amidst the global pandemic!  In this episode, we talk about how the opposite of reactivity is creativity.  You don't have to drown in online news and anxiety every day.  You can do something creative and assert control over your own life.

Ep 33: COVID-19 and Creativity

Boredom has a bad rap.  We spent our lives avoiding it. But what if our strategies for avoiding boredom are actually making us more anxious and less creative?  What if boredom is not something to be avoided but actually something embraced, or at least .... accepted?  In this episode, Coach Michael talks about the uses and benefits of boredom, and gives a bonus tip on how embracing boredom can slow down the passage of time.

EP32: Don't Fear Boredom

This just in!  In this episode, Michael M talks with his long-time bestest friend, writer and writing professor Faith Adiele, about the ingredients of a creative life, the role of humor vs. seriousness and the difference between being a working artist and someone who just lies on the couch eating chocolate chip cookie dough.  This episode was ALMOST LOST TO THE AGES and was just recently found and magically put together.  Listen now that you can!  Whew!

Ep 31:  The Creative Life

Can you handle the truth?  Or at least can you handle someone's feedback?  Feedback is one of our main tools for learning and growth but, ouch, it sure stings sometimes.  In this episode, Michael M is joined by his colleague, Bay Area super coach Hanna Hart, to talk through how we can best deal with feedback.

Ep 19: IC to Manager

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