Manager Matt Podcast Show

Welcome to this weeks show.

So what is positional power and is it still the driving force of organisations?

The idea of authority derived from rank is a very well established concept of management. We would all be able to think of a direct command and control organisation, the military springs to mind, with ranks and authority driven position. 

I bet Most people can recall a job where the boss was the head, he or she would make the decisions and everyone would follow without question. This idea of a position power is something that has slowly become less of a main stay way of managing. 

When should you use your power and when should you be aware of over using it.

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Have you ever had a time when you felt people were to quiet and not quick enough at responding.  They just don’t seem to get you, they are obviously not on your wavelength. 

They are so quiet when you talk, it takes an age for them to respond. I am not sure they are all there when we are in meeting. 

It really got on my nerves, hours and hours if not days of deliberation.

Is the problem them? Or are you to bright, is your light dazzling them?

Have a listen and send me your thoughts.

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I know it sounds simple doesn’t , control what’s in your control, is that not the basic role of an ops manager?

Yes is the short answer but it’s surprising what’s not controlled and gets out of hand.

And what the biggest area to control in ops? Costs.

Todays cast will examine are which you can control in operations to rescue the costs and add value.

Enjoy 

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How to formulate imperatives.

Thanks for joining me this week hope all is well? . Over the past few weeks shows I have looked at purpose of your business and the need to form purpose as a wider group. This is the idea of starting with Why. I then looked at communicating out the purpose to the wider team. Today I want to go from the whys to the how’s. You have a communicated purpose, and you have engagement. But what do you need to do to get the delivery? Remember without a deliverable the organisation will not grow or even survive.

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We have all been on the end of the outsourcing fun of the work world. 
IT, HR, Site services. What is it really aimed at doing? How can 1 person been replaced by 5 a good idea in business?

This weeks Monday moan is about the way business has outsourced basic work functions.

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Hi and welcome to Manager matt Wednesday word, a short cast on a subject I find interesting in the world of leadership and management.

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Let’s get on with the show.

So if you have directs you might have encountered this dilemma before, I know I have. Is there a skill you can master to make sure you support your direct team without been to blinked to their faults.put it another way.

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Listen to my thoughts on adaption in our modern world of management 

Welcome to my Friday thought, a chance to talk about a subject  which affects leaders and managers in the day to day working life.

So lets get on with this weeks Friday thought.

How to Adapt. I call it adaption because if you call it change it can sometime mean you become not your true self.

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How Lucky are you? 

When it comes to jobs in  management how much luck comes into it play when selected. Are you a jammy bugger who has fallen into a role without any effort, or someone who has missed out on the idea job over and over again.

Have a listen to the idea about luck in management 

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Hi and welcome to the show. A couple of weeks we spoke about the idea of the why and the purpose of your team within your business.we spoke about how to fit a purpose aligned to the company’s purpose.

If you have not listened to that show please go back and give it a listen well worth it. 

So This week I want to explore the idea of communicate the purpose and the general principles of communication to your team and wider audience In the company.

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It Groundhog Day Well it is when I broadcasted this its podcast, it’s the 2nd of February, which in the united state is know as Ground hog day. The day of the year when a ground hog ( a large rodent) is meant to tell if winter is ending early or continuing for 6 more weeks. 

This brings me around to my point, how many of us are actually living the ground hog day in real life. We get up and go to work, we have the same conversation every day, we do the same work which adds no value, we go home and eat the same meals we watch the same programs on TV and go to bed. Then repeat. 

Sound familiar? 

Have a listen to my thoughts of our ground hog day mind set

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