The Cranky Middle Manager Show #088 (MP3 11.5MB 33:38Min)
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Welcome to the show, a really cranky chat with HR strategist Corey Sherman of the www.hrstrategyblog.com about why mergers, acquisitions and re-orgs so often crash and burn. A little venting this week- have fun.
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Okay, you know how sometimes you do something and think it’s a good thing but creates another issue? Well, you know I love to share historical tidbits that have relevance to our world today.  Sometimes, though, people draw the wrong lessons.
I’ve spoken before about King Leonidas and the Spartans at Thermopylae. It’s the theme for […]

The Cranky Middle Manager Show #087 (MP3 12.1MB 35:32Min)
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A bit of a longer show today, gang, but worth every minute of it. Our guest is futurist Joel Barker. Joel first hit the limelight back in the late 80s with “The Business […]

Folks, there is a very cool event happening in New York City on Easter weekend. Podcamp is a free “unconference” centered on the subject of podcasting, and I’m one of the featured speakers!
Thanks to John Havens at the about.com guide to podcasting, I’ll be talking about helping people build their podcast’s brand…just the way you […]

The Cranky Middle Manager Show #086 (MP3 11.1MB 32:33Min)
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Before we get into the show, please don’t forget to take the First Ever CMM Listener Survey. We plan to keep doing this show until we get it right. What do you want […]

85 episodes later, it has become apparent that we’re going to be around for a while. I’m stunned and flattered at the positive response we’ve received, but as we have said on this show so many times, feedback is a gift- and I’m asking for your opinion.
The first hundred responders will have a chance to […]

The Cranky Middle Manager Show #085 (MP3 MB 31:23Min)
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Welcome to the 85th edition of the Cranky Middle Manager. Today we take a look at the “how-tos” of some of the high-falutin’ leadership talk we’ve been doing lately. […]