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The Cranky Middle Manager Show #232 Resilient Managers with Adam Alexander
Posted on 29. Mar, 2010 by Wayne in General, Podcast
Today’s managers need to be more resilient than ever, just to keep the weasels at bay. Join host Wayne Turmel and his special guest Adam Alexander of Masteryworks as we look at resilience and how to develop it. Also we look at Greek drama and Chinese quotations. Another cosmopolitan show. Of course, a Cosmopolitan might make dealing with the junk at work a little easier too….
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Show Notes
0:00 Welcome to the show. Hopefully you’ve had the resilience to go to work yet another day. Today we dedicate the show to the Greek poet and playwright Sophocles and his two plays Ajax and Philocthetes. Some folks make it through the day, some fall on their swords.
4:27 The quote of the week is from Confucius, or so I’m told. How often do you get back up after getting knocked down?
5:03 Welcome Adam Alexander of Masteryworks. Resiliency is a combination of adaptability, flexibility and strength of purpose. No one said this was going to be easy.
7:47 It’s really hard to look at the busy work and drudgery as strength of purpose. How does your contribution fit into the big picture?
9:08 Resiliency comes from confidence- which is great if you have confidence to start with. What’s the difference between bravado and true internal confidence.
11:21 Confidence can be impacted by how old you are and what gender you are. Women are less confident than men but more resilient…which makes sense because they have to put up with men.
15:00 How can a manager tell who is truly resilient and who is just putting on a good show? They are usually less productive and really resistant to change.
17:49 Often we try to delegate to develop people and it backfires because they don’t succeed. You build resilience through failure and the ability to navigate that as well. You have to delegate effectively and let people know where to get help.
20:04 Finding help is more than just mentor/mentee. In fact reverse mentoring might help bridge gaps between generations as well.
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