The Cranky Middle Manager Show #312 The Future of the MBA Ken Starkey
Lisa Haneberg Interviews Me For a Change… Take A Listen
Posted on 27. Jan, 2008 by Wayne in General
Long time CMM listeners will know Lisa Haneberg from her excellent Management Craft blog and other writings. she also does occasional interviews with very important people in the field. She must have been having a slow day, because she interviewed me. We talked about all things Cranky Middle Manager, and then spent a long time talking about Greatwebmeetings and I think you’ll find some really useful information.
If you’d like to hear me on the other side of the microphone, take a listen. Lisa did a superb job.
Thanks Lady!
The Cranky Middle Manager and Legal IT
Posted on 26. Jan, 2008 by Wayne in General
Folks, regular CMM listener Tony Hartsfield (visit legallearning.net here) interviewed me for a 3-part podcast series centered on this show’s “4 Disciplines of Highly Effective, Leadership Exhibiting, Project Nailing, Cheese Moving Managers”. It was a lot of fun. The first episode is up now, and links will be posted as they see the light of day on my website in the free downloads section.
Here’s the first episode on Business Acumen.
If you like what you hear I’m happy to come speak to your group or organization! Check out all the cool stuff at www.crankymiddlemanager.com
The Cranky Middle Manager Show 129- Remarkable Leadership with Kevin Eikenberry
Posted on 25. Jan, 2008 by Wayne in Podcast
The Cranky Middle Manager #129
Don’t forget to check out our Webinar on January 29th (9 PM Central time in the US) or January 30 (If you live in Australia that’s 2:30 or so in Melbourne). “Managing Remote Employees-Using Webmeetings to Keep Them Engaged” was a lot of fun the first time and we already have people from 3 countries signed up for this one….. drop me an email and get the details!
Show Notes
0:00 Welcome to the show. No dedication this week, just an explanation in response to some readers that I’m getting less cranky in my old age…. that’s probably true, although we do stand up proudly and say “We are the anti-FISH podcast”.
3:55 The quote of the week is from Herman Hesse- Kevin’s quite right…we are ALL remarkable…. saccharine as that sounds.
5:15 Welcome Kevin Eikenberry, author of Remarkable Leadership. We blogged about his efforts to climb the Amazon charts back in August…. we talk a little about the power of the blogosphere.
9:32 Remarkable Leadership is a pretty high bar to set… isn’t it hard enough to just not suck? It’s hard when you’re thrust into the role of leader when you were just doing your job. What’s Kevin’s advice to new managers? BREATHE
13:06 What is the role of learning in leadership? You have to encourage it in others and you have to do it yourself. If you’re not born with all of this leadership stuff…where do we get it from?
18:26 We have to be the eyes and ears of our team…encourage them to be more curious. (Shameless plug for episode 123- Matthew Kelly and the Dream Manager) Part of that is when is it okay for people to make mistakes?
25:20 Confession time- Wayne is an impatient jerk which is bad enough..but when my team makes a mistake it reflects on ME. How do we support that goal in front of the rest of the organization?
28:29 Kevin’s resources:
There’s new stuff on Kevin’s blog..check it out
The Dream Manager- Matthew Kelly
Tony Dungee’s book, “Quiet Strength” (warning..it’s all about American football which is probably more offensive to our overseas listener than the religious component)
Happy For No Reason- Marci Schimoff
He hasn’t read but likes Patrick Lencioni’s 3 Signs of a Miserable Job ( and of course you can listen to him talk about it here.…
The Latest Carnival of HR is Up
Posted on 24. Jan, 2008 by Wayne in General
For those of you unashamed of your prurient interest in all things HR, the latest Carnival of HR is up and running over at Deb Owen’s blog- 8 Hours and a Lunch. Check it out.
Guests include The Evil HR Lady and old “Dinosaur Eggs” himself, Wally Bock. Good stuff.