Management Mastery

A real temptation for a newly assigned manager is to tackle the biggest problem facing the group to show they are up to the job of managing their new department.  Like taking on too much right away, this can lead to serious problems.  In this episode, we will discuss ways to successfully avoid the potential pitfalls in taking on a complicated assignment too quickly.

Whether you are new to your position, or have been in your position for a period of time, setting realistic expectations for yourself will always be a challenge.  It is in your best interest to be actively involved in discussions of the expectations of your boss and of your staff so you can then determine the best method(s) of prioritizing them and attacking them.  How you handle these challenges will go a long way toward ensuring your success.

When a new boss arrives either through a promotion,

Often when a new manager takes over, the boss, clients, staff, or stakeholders may have a number of issues that need to be addressed. Taking on the right issues can lead to success; taking on too many and doing a poor job at them can lead to failure. In this episode, we will discuss ways of successfully avoiding some of these potential pitfalls.

The minute you get promoted, you will no longer be the same person to your boss, your colleagues or your new staff.  In this episode we will cover these changes and how to deal with them.

It should be obvious to any manager, no matter how new, that the more engaged in their work an employee is, the more productive they will be – and the less likely to leave for another position. 

But in this time of remote working, the “great resignation” and economic uncertainty, what should a manager be doing to ensure maximum engagement of the members of their team?  In this episode of Management Mastery we address this critical

A transition to a new leader is pivotal for the leader, the staff, and the business. One of the most important decisions a new leader must make is whether to stick with the existing team and for how long. In this episode, we discuss some of the important issues in deciding what, if any, staff changes to make and when and how to make them.

Regardless of the problem facing your team, as manager, you are expected to have the answer. Right? After all, you are the manager. Well, not necessarily. Unfortunately this is a trap many managers – and not just new ones – often fall into. In this episode, we’ll explore why “always having the answer” can often backfire and how to avoid it yourself.

Leaders often experience isolation at greater levels than

In this episode we discuss some of the challenges leaders face and how to address them.

Every manager, at some time, has to fire an employee. It is one of the most difficult tasks a manager has, but it must be done caringly and professionally. Layoffs are a special subset of termination. We’ll discuss the process for both