The Cranky Middle Manager Show #010 (MP3 9.29MB 27:05 Min)

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Welcome to The Cranky Middle Manger, everybody. This week it’s about Practical Leadership

0:00 The Quote of the Week from Georg Brandes- adding new meaning to the word Stale Danish. Lead but not so far that nobody can follow you. It’s designed to help you with those “Wile E Coyote” moments…and we all have them. I’ve copyrighted the idea for the “yikes” sign, don’t even think about it.

1:56 Promo for Matt, Freak and the Fat Boy… you’ve been warned. The things I do for the TPN family….

3:25 Welcome Jim Clemmer of Practical Leadership

5:45 The difference between Management and Leadership. Here’s the link to his email newsletter which is pretty good, check it out…

8:00 The email vortex and how it leads to micromanagement.

12:38 I’d rather hear that promo again than hear that we need more meetings. Is this guy nuts?

16:00 Have you lost the “leader lottery”?

21:18 The concept of “Leading from the middle of the pack” was NOT created by a Canadian, we know that much.

24:00 2 things to work on- Process Management and being engaged with your team…as opposed to being engaged TO your team, which I’m pretty sure is a violation of HR policy.

Who would you like to hear interviewed on the show? Do you know anyone who’s an expert on managing in Asia, particularly China? Do you just want to chew me out without incriminating yourself? Drop me an email .

Also, check out my website at www.achismarketing.com to get a look at my book, a Philistine’s Journal- an Average Guy Tackles the Classics.

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