In this episode, host Ethan Nash discusses the four categories of feedback: feedback on ideas, on performance, on skills and competencies, and on style. A functioning team, he explains, is comfortable giving and receiving all types of feedback. 

Ethan wraps up the episode with some discussion questions for managers to gauge their teams’ comfortability with feedback, with the goal of creating a culture of feedback at work. 

We mentioned episode 96, "Coaching by Hypothesis" in this episode. 

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Ever wonder what our live leadership development workshops are like? This episode is a short clip of a live workshop we put on a couple of months ago. If you sign up for this online workshop series, use this code at checkout to get a 25% discount: MINDANDHEARTPOD

We edited out any voices of participants, plus all the group work, breakout rooms, and Q/A, so you'll just hear Ethan.

In this episode, Ethan discusses why adaptive skills are so important, and how to improve them. He then double-clicks on the skill of listening, and gives participants top tips on how to become a better listener and leader. 

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” -Maya Angelou

In this episode of the Managing with Mind and Heart, host Ethan Nash breaks down the core principles of coaching, a must-have skill for any manager. Listen in to sharpen your coaching game and lead with authenticity, curiousity, and care.

This episode referred to the following: 

1. Minisode: How to Really Listen
2. Authentic Conversations: Building a Cohesive Leadership Team

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“There is an inherent power to the nature of our work, and there’s a separation because of that.” 

In this episode of the Managing with Mind and Heart Podcast, hosts Ethan and Mike Nash discuss the concept of the inevitable “power differential” that exists between managers and employees. Taking advantage of the power is obviously harmful, but so is ignoring it. 

A great manager knows how to moderate the power differential — tune in to hear Nash Consulting’s tips on how to master this skill.

(Note: This episode is a follow up to a recent episode on becoming aware of your power differential.)

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Ever wonder what our live leadership development workshops are like? This episode is a short clip of a live workshop we put on a couple of months ago. If you sign up for this online workshop series, use this code at checkout to get a 25% discount: MINDANDHEARTPOD

We edited out any voices of participants, plus all the group work, breakout rooms, and Q/A, so you'll just hear Ethan.

In this short episode, Ethan discusses the most important management skill in good leaders' toolboxes: how to show care and respect to their employees. 

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“We’re always more sensitive to the power differential looking up at those that have power over us, and we sometimes completely miss it looking down at those we have power over.“

The power differential is an inherent part of management — managers have power over their employees. 

In this episode of the Managing with Mind and Heart Podcast, hosts Ethan and Mike Nash explain that while this is not inherently a bad or a good thing, a failure to acknowledge the power differential — and be mindful of how it affects the ways your employees perceive your relationship — can harm the psychological safety of the team.

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Ever wonder what our live leadership development workshops are like? This episode is a short clip of a live workshop we put on a couple of months ago. If you sign up for this online workshop series, use this code at checkout to get a 25% discount: MINDANDHEARTPOD

We edited out any voices of participants, plus all the group work, breakout rooms, and Q/A, so you'll just hear Ethan.

In this short episode, Ethan discusses a common issue in nearly every workplace, the Peter Principle, and how to overcome it with good leadership training. 

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Receiving feedback is a critical part of your job as manager. To keep  growing as a person and leader, understanding your management blindspots are critical. But receiving feedback is a skill, and a critical one - because doing so defensively shuts down any future feedback.

Tune into this episode to learn how proper mindsets for receiving feedback. 

In this show we mentioned the Coaching by Hypothesis episode.

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Ever wonder what our live leadership development workshops are like? This episode is a short clip of a live workshop we put on a couple of months ago. If you sign up for this online workshop series, use this code at checkout to get a 25% discount: MINDANDHEARTPOD

We edited out any voices of participants, plus all the group work, breakout rooms, and Q/A, so you'll just hear Ethan.

In this short episode, Ethan reminds listeners of a common saying on the Managing with Mind and Heart podcast: morale matters and it’s mostly your job as a manager. 

If the most common question surrounding 1-on-1 meetings in your workplace is “wanna skip this week?”, your team is missing out on a huge opportunity for connection and support. In this episode, Ethan and Mike share practical tips to revitalize your 1-on-1s and make them impactful.

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Send an email to [email protected] to request the guide book of “350 One-on-One Questions.”