Unbelievably, today marks the 1st anniversary of The Cranky Middle Manager show. Here are some things you may not know…

We receive somewhere in the vicinity of 1100 downloads per month- almost a thousand per new show, plus downloads of past shows
Over 2000 people have downloaded our show on Beating Bullies with Dr Gary Namie
We have […]

The Cranky Middle Manager Show #048  (MP3 11.2 MB 32:33 Min)
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This show was suggested by a listener, Michael Specht, from Australia. He wanted to know about managing different generations in the same workplace. Well, this isn’t QUITE that show, but we do touch on it. It’s about […]

Even the ASTD (American Society for Training and Development) admits that instructor-led training is only one path, that’s one thing. But when they actually help me give that path a name, I’ve gotta give them props.
Check out this article on Learning Woonerfs. What’s a woonerf? Well it seems it’s the Dutch word for “living street”- there […]

Okay, maybe that’s not what this article says. Still, Folks, it’s becoming more and more apparent there’s a screaming need for good managers and book learnin’ and technical competence are only parts of the big picture. Here’s the start of an article that was on Management Issues this morning: 
 Leadership Skills Rated More Highly By City Than Qualifications
 Getting […]

Folks, a reviewer for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Brisbane, Australia reviewed a number of TPN shows… listen to what he had to say about The Cranky Middle Manager….
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Blurb: We’ve all had to deal with middle management at one time or another, but what about being a middle manager? The name of this […]

The Cranky Middle Manager Show #047 (MP3 10.0MB 28:53Min)
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Hi everyone. Welcome to another edition of the show. Today we talk about trying to work with people who are just plain obnoxious. For some reason, the folks I work with say I should […]

The Cranky Middle Manager Show #046  (MP3 11.2MB 32:32 Min)
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Today we talk engaging employees- keeping their heads in the game, their noses to the grindstone, looking like they give what my grandmother would call a horse’s patoot about their customers, their jobs and you […]

If you’d like to know why I put this show together- and I suspect why you listen- check this out from www.management-issues.com:
Increased anger and loss of humour amongst people in the workplace are just two of the knock-on effects that businesses now have to deal with due to poor workplace health, according to new research.
The […]

The Cranky Middle Manager Show #045 (MP3 10.4MB 30:15Min)
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This week we have a return visit from one of our most popular guests- Judith Glaser, author of The DNA of Leadership. What is leadership and do we all have it in us????
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0:00 Welcome to the show.  Today we […]