COLLABORATE ON A MAJOR WORKPLACE SURVEY AND RECEIVE A FREE COPY OF THE REPORT. This is the survey we spoke about on Show 52. Please take part……
It’s beyond question that the very nature of work itself is changing more radically than the economic world that surrounds it.
However, the perennial questions for forward-looking business leaders are; “what’s […]

The Cranky Middle Manager Show # 052 (MP3 10.5MB 30:41Min)
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A good show and a chance to take part in a world-wide University study…not bad for a rinky dink little show like this one gang…. First the show notes, then the details on […]

While researching something for The Dreaded Day Job, (full disclosure, not so dreaded, but it is my day job) I came across this article written in 1999 on the future of training and adult education in the “2000s”. It stems from the work of Fred Keller, and his “Theory of PSI- Personalized System of Instruction.”
I think […]

The Cranky Middle Manager Show #051 (MP3 10.5MB 30:21 Min)
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Ever wonder what it’s like to manage in the world of Video Game production? How do they grow managers in a business that didn’t exist 20 years ago? We talk to Matt Manuel who is in charge […]

This may be the single scariest moment since I’ve launched this show. I am about a month away from publishing my first “Cranky Middle Manager-branded E-Book- “Meet Like You Mean It- a Cranky Middle Manager’s Guide to Productive and Painless Meetings”. I’d like to invite a few of you, my audience, to give me some […]

The folks at Right Management recently listed the most common mistakes employers make when hiring or promoting managers- any surprises?

Inadequately defining and evaluating critical roles
Insufficient grooming of high-potential types through coaching, mentoring and training
Overly subjective criteria and assessment tools
Too much focus on “competencies” rather than intangibles like teamwork and morale boosting
Giving inadequate consideration to outsiders

You […]

The Cranky Middle Manager Show #050 (MP3 10.2MB 29:30Min)
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Welcome to the show. We talk to Lisa Haneberg from Management Craft about her new book, Focus Like a Laser Beam-10 Ways To Do What Matters Most.
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0:00  Today’s show is dedicated to […]

Folks, an article on Management Issues about an annual poll on  how Americans use their time off got me thinking about something I want to share with each of you- USE YOUR VACATION TIME.
I try and fail each year to use as much time off as I can. I’m a workaholic- and the times I’m […]

Oh I do love a good bandwagon- just can’t wait to jump on. So when Stanford University professor Robert Sutton wrote on “Change This”, that “90% of all management and business advice is crap”, I read it and climbed aboard. I whole-heartedly agree. (Read it here for yourself…it’s important).
A lot of other bloggers, writers and would-be […]

The Cranky Middle Manager Show #049  (MP3 11.5MB 33:33Min)
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Welcome to the one-year anniversary show of The Cranky Middle Manager. Thanks to everyone who’s been along for th ride, stick with us for another year. If you’re new to the show, check out the […]