The Cranky Middle Manager Show #312 The Future of the MBA Ken Starkey
The Cranky Middle Manager show #173 Johari’s Window with Rick Lochner
Posted on 31. Dec, 2008 by Wayne in General, Podcast
Today Wayne Turmel talks to Rick Lochner about the Johari Window and how it can help you prepare for organizational change… or just amaze people that you know cool words like Johari Window. Also we pay tribute to Father Time and a composer gives us no sympathy. You don’t get stuff like this on any other management show, gang.
The Johari Window
Show Notes
0:00 Welcome to the show and kiss 2008 and some of my hair goodbye. Today we talk about the Johari Window and leading change. Some changes are more welcome than others to be sure. We dedicate the show to Father Time.
By the way…if you have episodes 2, 39, 46,59, 86,109,112, 116,118 or 121 on your hard drive somewhere i’m looking for copies. Don’t forget to support the show by either buying something at our Store or contributing to the TPN Pledge Drive.
4:45 The quote of the week is from Hector Berlioz and remember gang, what doesn’t kill you will still leave you with a nasty limp and a good story.
5:48 Today we are talking change and the Johari Window. What the heck is a Johari window and why do we care?
Here you go… we promised
12:00 Rick walks us through a practical application we can all relate to. There’s a reorg coming…buckle up.
16:45 Once you know a change is coming you use Kurt Lewin’s model.. unfreeze, change, freeze. Amazing how many people forget the freeze part.
24:21 Filling in your blind spot is where it all falls apart. I pass the test and if I can get it, then you all can too.
27:31 You can do an online assessment using the Johari Window, check it out here.
Rick’s Resources
A near miss and a thankful new year…..you can help
Posted on 31. Dec, 2008 by Wayne in General
As subscribers to my newsletter know, we had a little scare over the Christmas break. the TPN servers crashed and we lost the Cranky MIddle Manager Show for a few days… I mean lost it… all of it…. all the files that were supposed to be backed up weren’t (long story) and we lost every audio file for the last almost 4 years. But there’s a silver lining….
My intrepid listeners were able to provide me 164 of the shows from past years. We’re only missing a few. If you have the following shows on your computer or ipod somewhere, can you let me know and we’ll make arrangements for me to get them from you…. here are the shows i’m missing….and some of them were among my favorites…..
Show 2- Telecommuting
Show 39 Managing in India with Naveen Lakkur
Show 46 Engaging Employees- George Reavis
Show 59 Emotional Intelligence with Dr. Ben Palmer
show 86 What Good Training Looks Like- Steve Farber
show 109 Kiss Theory Goodbye… Bob Prosen
show 111 3 Signs of a Miserable Job, Patrick Lencioni
show 112 Leadership Around the World Jim Kouzes (the second show)
show 113 special productivity tools edition
show 116 The Personal MBA Josh Kaufmann
show 118 We are Smarter Than Me… Barry Libert
show 121 Working Undercover Alex Frankel
show 122 Webmeetings with D D Ganguly
If you have any of these recorded, please drop me a line wayne@crankymiddlemanager.com and let me know….. THANKS. There’s a new show on the way I promise……
Huge thanks to STEVE (who had 112 shows proving he had more hard drive space than good sense) Matt, Carlos and Chris for saving my tail! A thousand blessings on your homes and camels.
Santa has REAL Management Challenges- quit whining
Posted on 23. Dec, 2008 by Wayne in General
Okay, so it’s 5 below 0 Farenheit here in Chicago, the TPN server crashed over the weekend and we were down for 3 days, plus more bad news which I’ll tell you later, and on top of that, work is not getting any easier for any of us. But spare a thought for someone with real challenges this Christmas season- Santa Claus is up to his ho hos in weasels. Check out my latest Management Issues column to see just what hungry polar bears, market shifts and iPods are doing to complicate his life.
Whatever you believe, whatever this time of year means to you (even if it’s just a couple of days down time and a chance to stretch out of your fetal position), the Turmels wish you all the best and here’s to 2009 being weasel free!
The Cranky Middle Manager Show #172 Be a Shortcut- Scott Halford
Posted on 23. Dec, 2008 by Wayne in Podcast
Today Wayne Turmel talks to author Scott Halford about careers, being known as “the guy” (even when you’re not), and establishing the kind of rep at work you want. Oh and the usual assortment of Greeks, Persians and pretentious 19th century white guys.
Scott Halford, author of “Be a Shortcut- The Secret Fast Track to Business Success”
Show Notes
0:00 Welcome to our 172nd show. Today we’re talking “being a shortcut”…becoming the kind of person people want to have around because you can get things done. We dedicate the show to Themistocles.... nothing says you know your stuff like getting hired by the competition… although it’s a bit tacky in wartime.
3:02 The quote of the week is from William Hazlitt once again- don’t undervalue yourself or people will agree with you. If you like quotes, check out “125 Quotes for Whacking Weasels- Centuries of Wisdom, Motivation and Snappy Comebacks From the Cranky Middle Manager Show”
4:17 Welcome Scott Halford, of CompleteIntelligence.com and Beashortcut.com to talk about, well, becoming a shortcut. This is all about you and your career today so listen up. These are what old folks like to call “parlous times” and if you become what we in Chicago like to call “the guy” it’s great for your career. Shortcut is NOT a bad thing.
9:02 Are you a shortcut or a bottleneck? It’s really about influence.Think of someone you go to for a specific reason, and they know it will get taken care of with no drama, on time and correctly. That could be you.
12:42 Three things make people utilize a shortcut- time, talent or desire. Then there’s one more thing…do you have the emotional intelligence to complete the equation?
15:32 How do you make it known that you could be a shortcut for people without being seen as grandstanding or showing off?
21:47 Some of us make a shortcut out of helping connect other people and knowing where to go for what. John Naisbitt wrote about this in Megatrends. Your network is incredibly powerful if you utilize it. Of course, picking up dog poop is useful too.
25:38 One of Scott’s resources is Mark Sanborn
Also, there’s Barry Schwartz on the Paradox of Choice. Watch him speak about it here.
Don’t forget, if your company uses web meetings or is thinking about using webinars more, visit us at www.greatwebmeetings.com.
Don't let the weasels get you         down