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The Cranky Middle Manager #36- Real-Life HR With Pat Williams
Posted on 24. Feb, 2006 by Wayne in Podcast
The Cranky Middle Manager Show #036
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 Manager On the Planet” Contest. We talk about how HR can really work with managers, what companies are looking for and what keeps these folks up at night.
Show Notes
0:00 The show is dedicated to Genghis Khan who managed to conquer half the known world without a single teleconference or web meeting. YOU try to get the Sydney office to follow procedure with just a few flags and horses…..
2:26 Our boy Cicero says something we should take note of- especially, if like me, you don’t have a degree that’s worth a darn…..
5:45 We meet Patrick Williams, Director of Talent Development for Factiva. and the writer of the Guerilla HR blog. What does a glorified HR guy worry about- retention and recruiting baby. The good news is they need people, the bad news is only about 15% are the stars.
10:00 Why invest in people, why not just raid other companies? Is it like software- do you build it or buy it?
13:00 How does a manager make it obvious he/she/it is one of the Super 15%?
17:00 How do you find people inside your organization who have skills that aren’t obvious? Project work.
18:40 How does a real company break down the issue of one of our favorite topics- Disciplinary Xenophobia? This ain’t theory, take notes.
25:46 What are the things a manager can do to raise their profile and get noticed?
Leadership
Enterpeneurial Spirit
Work on Processes
Good Communication skills….
Sounds an awful lot like the 4 Disciplines of this show, doesn’t it?
27:38 Our gratuitous Tom Peters reference for the week, but how does someone step up without seeming arrogant or not a team player? We’ll forgive you if you deliver. Notice Pat refers the show to his employees and friends…take the hint gang!
That’s it for this week’s show. Don’t let the weasels get you down.
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