… especially since so many of us ARE bosses, and Karma is a bear with a long memory. Still, this website is kind of fun. http://www.killourboss.com.
It comes courtesy of Robert Mueller at http://www.bullyingbosses.com. Just coincidentally, Robert will be our guest two shows from now…meantime have a laugh on us.
 

Thanks to Steve New for bringing a problem to my attention…. the download for show 55 was coded incorrectly. It’s now fixed. The audio file is http://cmm.thepodcastnetwork.com/audio/tpn_cmm_2006717_055.mp3 .Thanks for listening one and all… the problem is mine, not TPN’s. You can download it from the blog page as well…….

The Cranky Middle Manager Show #056  (MP3 10.6MB 30:56Min)
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Alright, I’m not given to panic or worry excessively which is a good thing- my blood pressure is normal- and a bad thing…. if there really IS a bird flu pandemic I can […]

This article on the Management Issues site raises some good questions….Yet another reason to build your people from the inside instead of buying them from the outside…….. 
Only a tiny proportion of European employers have any faith in the trustworthiness of academic qualifications, CVs and job application forms in determining on-the-job performance, while many also harbour doubts […]

Bruce Nicholls has sent me a white paper he contributed to on the human side of project management ( one of our 4 disciplines of management). It’s great stuff-”Our Plan For Your Plan” Check It Out Here
 Bruce is obviously a man of great discernment- not only does he have a great job in London… he listens to […]

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Welcome everyone. Today we follow up on the show we did with Matt Manuel at Electronic Arts by speaking to someone he recommended, Steve Trautman. Steve’s a former MicroSoftie with a practical approach to bringing new employees […]

Remember how I told you a couple of months back, I was mentioned in the Brazilian magazine Voce S/A? Well the July 7 edition has a full blown interview and profile. I won’t bore you with it, because it’s all in Portuguese and I’m not even sure they really like it, but look at the […]

Folks, I’m going to be visiting clients in the Tel Aviv, Israel area the 29 July to  4 August. I know we have listeners in that area- any chance you’d like to meet up some evening for dinner or a frosty beverage?
 I’ve used my work travelers to meet listeners all over the US… this is […]

The Cranky Middle Manager Show #054  (MP3 10.9MB 31:14Min)
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Welcome to the show. We have a great guest, Adrian Savage…also known as Carmine Coyote depending on which blog you read… Slow Leadership.com or The Coyote Within.
We also have some shameless self-congratulation going on.
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  My latest article is up on the Management Issues site. It’s called “Training’s Dirty Little Secret”.
Here’s the secret in a nutshell…when was the last time you actually learned anything useful in a training class? I won’t reveal the name of the person who inspired this article, but she knows who she is….and she’s right.
Are […]