The Cranky Middle Manager Show #036 (MP3 10.6MB 30:41 Min)
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Welcome to a “Real World” edition of the show. No consultants, no wanna-be gurus, just a real life manager and how he faces his job. You might remember Patrick Williams from the show when we talked to the winners of our “Worst […]

The Cranky Middle Manager Show #035 (MP3 10.9 MB 31:47 Min)
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This week’s show is for Geeks and those who love them, manage them or just want to be less terrified of them. our guest is Paul Glen, author of the book, Leading Geeks.
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0:00 Welcome to geeks everywhere! This […]

Oh, if only I were…. but the show is. This was from an article on podcasting in Voce S/A, the leading business mag in Brazil. I don’t read Portuguese, but I like the word Mal-humorado every bit as much as Cranky, don’t you?
2 - Mau humor
Para quem é fluente em inglês, esse é imperdível. The […]

Rene Da Costa was on our show a few episodes ago. Okay, it was episode 22 to be precise.
He’s just written a primer for anyone interested in hiring a personal coach- it’s a breezy read but chock-full of great information on how to tell the true Master Coach from the pretenders. It’s called […]

The Cranky Middle Manager Show #034 (MP3 12.2MB 35:08 Min)
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Today we talk to Luda Kopeikina, author of “The Right Decision Every Time: How to Reach Perfect Clarity On Tough Decisions”. At the end of this post is a chance to check out a feedback tool you might find interesting…a special discount […]

Ever feel sometimes like everyone else has a firm grip on their job, and it’s just YOU who can’t get people to show up at meetings on time? Well, it’s not. Check out US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton’s response- and how it went.
Now, for our overseas readers and listeners, JB was not exactly […]

“When you are a manager, you proactively and intentionally cause the good to last in your strengths.
By turning this strength-nurturing talent you have, into your management strength, doing the same thing for the people you manage, i.e. you employ their talent, putting them in the best work environment possible for building on their strengths.
Everyone has […]

The Cranky Middle Manager Show #033 (MP3 10.5MB 30.33 Min)
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Keeping Good People
Welcome to epidode 33 of The Cranky Middle Manager Show, with guest Dr Beverly Kaye. In the interest of full disclosure I should mention that I do these interviews weeks in advance then launch the show when it’s ready. It’s purely […]