This New Way

This week, we're taking a break from our usual format to share some exciting news, give you a sneak peek of what's coming on Episode #50, and share 9 book recommendations for managers and leaders! 

Whether you're a first-time manager or an experienced leader, these 9 management books will help you lead with confidence and advance in your career.

The Making of a Manager (Julie Zhuo)

High Output Management (Andrew Grove)

Radical Candor (Kim Scott)

First, Break All The Rules (Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman)

Mindset (Carol Dweck)

The Manager’s Handbook (Alex McCaw)

Who (Geoff Smart)

Lean In (Sheryl Sandberg)

Smarter, Better, Faster (Charles Duhigg)

In episode #46, David Hoang shares how you can develop your own leadership tree and why everyone needs a Hype Doc.

David Hoang is a design leader, educator, and angel investor. David is currently the Product Design Director at Webflow and previously led Product Design and Research at One Medical.

In this episode, we talk about balancing employee happiness while ensuring the greater good of the company… and how career conversations are crucial in hyper-growth organizations.

Tune in to hear all about the different types of management, leader roles, and the difference between managing, coaching, and mentorship.

In episode #45, Russ Laraway shares how you can build a coaching culture and lead by example.

Russ Laraway is a well-versed leadership expert who has over 20 years of leadership experience in positions at Google, Twitter and Candor Inc. Today, Russ is the Employee Experience Evangelist at Qualtrics.

In this episode, Russ shares how companies can improve their diversity by ensuring that every voice is heard (including your own)... and how to create a team culture where you welcome dissent.

We also talk about why leading by example never goes out of style and why you should know your direct reports dream job.

Tune in to hear Russ’s knowledge of the power of feedback as coaching and how to measure leadership

In episode 44, Joe tells us why hiring athletes, not quarterbacks, will help scale your marketing teams.

Joe Martin is the VP of Marketing and Strategy at CloudApp - an instant video and image sharing platform.

In this episode, Joe talks about the importance of one-on-one meetings... and explains how quarterly development conversations can be a better approach than yearly performance reviews.

We also talk about Joe’s tips to write resumes that stand out… and the idea of “asynchronous weeks” – something that Joe and his team at CloudApp tried recently.

Tune in to hear Joe’s insight on what it means to be a good manager and why transparency from above is important.

In episode #43, Alice Ko walks us through creating psychologically safe teams and shares tips on how you can individualize your approach to management.

Alice Ko is the Director of Marketing Communications at Procurify.

Alice is a Gallup-certified Strengths Coach and a Chartered Professional Accountant - two career paths we discuss in this episode.

We talk about the importance of creating psychological safety within your team... and why you shouldn’t use a blanket management approach.

Alice also shares great acronyms to improve communication styles, such as RWR, TS and CATTE.

Tune in to hear all about creating strong teams and efficient communication in a remote world.

In episode #42, Darren Murph shares how remote work empowers people at work, and also in their everyday lives.

Darren Murph is the Head of Remote at Gitlab - a company that is famously known for being one of the largest all-remote companies in the world.

Prior to Gitlab, Darren was the Managing Editor at Engadget and the Director of Global Communications at Dolby Laboratories. He also holds a Guinness World Record as the planet's most prolific professional blogger!

In today’s episode, Darren offers an inside look at life at Gitlab, their core values, and what it means to be transparent by default.

We also talk about the concept of hiring to fill your weak spots and how, as leaders, we can unblock our direct reports and empower them to do great things.

Tune in to hear how you can improve your craft as a manager and take remote learning to a whole new level.

In episode 41, Melissa and Johnathan Nightingale emphasize what the manager title exactly entails and how to own the role.

Melissa and Johnathan are founders of Raw Signal Group, best-selling authors of "How F*cked Up Is Your Management? An Uncomfortable Conversation About Modern Leadership" and editors of The Co-Pour.

Before all that, Melissa has been a startup warrior, previously holding executive roles at Wattpad and Edomo … and was also Mozilla’s first Director of Global Public Relations. Johnathan, on the other hand, has built and operated entire organizations, all while helping improve diversity. He was previously VP of Firefox for Mozilla and CPO at Hubba.

In today’s episode, they shared lessons learned from their early management mistakes and why setting expectations is one of the most impactful things we can do as leaders.

Last but not least, Melissa and Johnathan explained how to help your team with burnout and “borrow from your future self”.

Tune in to hear all about Melissa and Johnathan Nightingale’s management journey and the takeaways they learned along the way!

In episode 40, Simon Stanlake highlights the importance of fulfillment and trust within a team.

Simon Stanlake is the SVP of Engineering at Procurify – the leading spend management and procurement software platform. Prior to Procurify, he was the VP of Technology at Hootsuite and the CTO at TradeBytes Data Corp.

In today’s episode, we covered the difference between a charismatic leader and a great leader and which one Simon aspires to be.

Lastly, we also explored why he holds back on sharing what needs to be done in order to maximize his team's learnings and why it’s okay to break things in order to ship features.

Tune in to hear all about Simon Stanlake’s leadership journey and the lessons learned along the way!

In episode 39, Job Van der Voort helps us better understand the world of remote work.

Job is the co-founder and CEO at Remote.com and the host of the Remote Work Podcast – a podcast we recommend if you’re new to managing distributed teams!

On today’s episode, we talk to Job about the difference between being a micromanager and a manager who values detail.

We also explore the benefits that come with working remotely, and what happens to the marketplace of talent when location is no longer required.

Last but not least, Job shared his perspective on the best practices that leaders should follow when hiring people in different countries.

Tune in to hear all about Job’s remote work playbook and the powerful insights he has to offer!

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In episode 38, Katie Wilde tells us what hiring and onboarding look like for an all-remote team.

Katie Wilde is the Vice President of Engineering at Buffer.

As an Engineering Leader, Katie is guided by two missions: crafting productive teams and delivering a world-class software product.

In today’s episode, we talk to Katie about her early days at Buffer and her experience working in a holacracy environment (a system where there are no assigned roles).

We also explore the concepts of defined management and deliberate feedback – and the impact both things can have on our teams. Lastly, we talk about what hiring and onboarding look like in a remote company and the unique approach that Buffer takes with potential candidates!

Tune in to hear all about GUEST’s leadership journey and the lessons learned along the way!