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by Mamie Kanfer Stewart
Practical management skills you can use this week. Host Mamie Kanfer Stewart helps managers close the gap between knowing what good management looks like and actually doing it. Each week brings either a short solo lesson with one tool you can use right away, or a conversation with an expert on topics like feedback, difficult conversations, delegation, meetings, strategic thinking, team culture, collaboration and using AI at work.
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- 5 days ago8 min
431: How to Delegate Without Micromanaging: Define What Done Looks Like
Learning how to delegate without micromanaging starts before you hand anything off. You ask for something that feels perfectly clear, and it comes back reasonable, thoughtful, and not at all what you wanted. The problem usually isn't the other person. It's the details you never said out loud because they felt obvious. Learn the four parts of a successfully done statement, see a real request rewritten, and get specific about the result while leaving the how to your team.🎓 Go deeper with the mini course on delegation: https://themodernmanager.com/successfullydoneConversation Topics Why the handoff moment decides what you get back Why your delegation feels clear but isn't (the curse of knowledge) The four parts of a successfully done statement Example: rewriting a vague delegation request How to delegate without micromanaging How to practice delegating clearly this weekAdditional Resources✨ Read the full transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/177GnaN8XmjkrtuDvz5EyV1KVykwnO1sdUr16JdfYqeg/edit?usp=drive_link ✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadershipwithmamie/✨ Visit my website for more: https://www.themodernmanager.com/✨ Subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7jhYz8b16g1SsLia4EhO5w?sub_confirmation=1Join my newsletter to get episodes delivered directly to your inbox: https://www.themodernmanager.comThe Modern Manager is a leadership podcast that helps you close the gap between knowing what good management is and actually doing it. Follow The Modern Manager on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode!#HowToDelegate #Delegation #Micromanagement #Leadership #ManagementTips #NewManager #ClearCommunication #TeamProductivity #ModernManager
- 1 weeks ago31 min
430: How to Overcome Resistance to Change on Your Team with Tony Chatman
Want to overcome resistance to change on your team? Start by noticing that the loudest pushback usually isn't the real problem. Hidden resistance often looks like nodding along in the meeting, then quietly sticking to the old way. Expert Tony Chatman explains why change threatens people's sense of identity, how to tell agreement from true buy-in, why the trusted voices on your team matter more than your title, and what AI adoption reveals about the fear of starting over.💌 Get new episodes and one-page takeaways by email: https://www.themodernmanager.comGuest BioFor over two decades, Tony Chatman has delivered keynotes, training, and coaching that help leaders engineer their way through resistance and deliver results when change can't afford to fail. He has spoken to more than 100,000 leaders and teams in over 100 industries. Tony is a TEDx speaker, a certified speaking professional, the author of The Force Multiplier, and the number one expert on engineering results from resistance.Conversation Topics Introduction: Why Resistance to Change Is Inevitable Why We Resist: Identity, Comfort Zones, and the Military Base Closure Story Hidden Resistance: Spotting Fake Buy-In and Preparing for Pushback Opinion Leaders: The Secret to Moving Your Team Through Change Communicating Through Change: Listen First, Then Show You Heard Why People Resist AI Adoption and How Leaders Can Respond Closing: A Great Manager and Where to Find TonyKeep Up with Tony ChatmanWebsite: https://tonychatman.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychatmanYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TonyChatmanInstagram: https://instagram.com/tonychatmanspeaksFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/tony.chatman.92Facebook (Business): https://www.facebook.com/tonyblueprintTwitter: https://twitter.com/TonyChatmanAdditional Resources✨ Read the full transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u6v4XaPR-JMS5FeKT_fgReUUemwg_jmSK0HGIOt8SC0/edit?usp=sharing✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadershipwithmamie/✨ Visit my website for more: https://www.themodernmanager.com/✨ Subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7jhYz8b16g1SsLia4EhO5w?sub_confirmation=1Join my newsletter to get episodes delivered directly to your inbox: https://www.themodernmanager.comThe Modern Manager is a leadership podcast that helps you close the gap between knowing what good management is and actually doing it. Follow The Modern Manager on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode!#ResistanceToChange #ChangeManagement #EmployeeBuyIn #Leadership #ManagementTips #TeamLeadership #OrganizationalChange #AIAdoption #WorkplaceCulture #TheModernManager
- 2 weeks ago7 min
How to Figure Out What’s Really Behind a Performance Problem
It's 4:47 on Thursday, the report still isn't in, and the story forming in your head is that they just don't care. But that story is usually wrong, and it's also the easiest one to tell because it means you don't have to look at anything you did. This episode gives you a three-question framework, person, process, promise, to find where a performance problem actually lives before you walk into a feedback conversation assuming the worst.Conversation Topics Introduction: Why "They Just Don't Care" Is Usually the Wrong Story The Three Places a Performance Problem Can Live: Person, Process, Promise Why Managers Default to Blaming the Person The Right Order to Diagnose the Problem: Promise, Process, Person Turning Accusations Into Questions That Uncover the Truth Your Action Step and Final TakeawayAdditional Resources✨ Read the full transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Rp0C9sRoPtnHWJ5ZZ_ck_GEFjmbxeSD7lNNoUk76v70/edit?usp=sharing✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadershipwithmamie/✨ Visit my website for more: https://www.themodernmanager.com/✨ Subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7jhYz8b16g1SsLia4EhO5w?sub_confirmation=1Join my newsletter to get episodes and key takeaways delivered directly to your inbox: https://www.themodernmanager.comGet the feedback minicourse at https://themodernmanager.com/feedbackThe Modern Manager is a leadership podcast that helps you close the gap between knowing what good management is and actually doing it. Follow The Modern Manager on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode!#Leadership #FeedbackCulture #ManagementTips #PerformanceManagement #TeamManagement #WorkplaceCommunication #NewManager #LeadershipDevelopment
- 3 weeks ago29 min
How Grateful Leaders Build Teams No One Wants to Leave with TJ Sweet
Some days, gratitude feels like something for people with calmer inboxes. Someone dropped the ball, you're three meetings deep, and "thank you" is the last thing on your mind. But gratitude that only shows up on easy days never shows up at all. Learn what grateful leadership really looks like, how to appreciate the team member you struggle with, why a pizza party can backfire, and the one question that reveals how each person wants to be recognized.We could all use a bit more gratitude, so this one’s for you.Guest BioTJ Sweet is a keynote speaker, author, executive coach, and host of the Living The Sweet Life podcast. He helps leaders and high performers reconnect with what matters most so they can win at work without losing what matters at home. Through powerful storytelling and practical tools rooted in connection, gratitude, and purpose, TJ has impacted more than 10,000 leaders across 48 countries. His message is simple: connection changes everything.Conversation Topics Introduction: Why Gratitude Feels Optional on Hard Days What Grateful Leadership Really Means How Gratitude Turns Scarcity into Ambition and Abundance Navigating Team Members You Struggle to Appreciate Building a Culture of Personalized Appreciation Taking Your Gratitude Practice to the Next Level Closing Stories: Gratitude in Action at Work and HomeAdditional Resources✨ Read the full transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pWCw68mo2xN5C6-fqN1gdk_g5eXumJzi7QEBSDQUwx0/edit?usp=sharing ✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadershipwithmamie/✨ Visit my website for more: https://www.themodernmanager.com/✨ Subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7jhYz8b16g1SsLia4EhO5w?sub_confirmation=1Keep up with TJ SweetWebsite: https://tjsweet.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetjsweet/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetjsweet/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetjsweetYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetjsweetTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thetjsweetPodcast: Living The Sweet Life with TJ Sweet: https://tjsweet.com/podcasts/Email: tj@tjsweet.comJoin my newsletter to get episodes and key takeaways delivered directly to your inbox: https://www.themodernmanager.comThe Modern Manager is a leadership podcast that helps you close the gap between knowing what good management is and actually doing it. Follow The Modern Manager on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode!#Leadership #GratefulLeadership #EmployeeAppreciation #WorkplaceCulture #ManagementTips #EmployeeEngagement #TeamCulture #PeopleFirstLeadership #Gratitude #TheModernManager
- Sep 29, 20267 min
427: The Meeting Portfolio Every Manager Needs
Planning an agenda feels like it takes forever, so too often, we skip it or do it poorly at the last minute. But that’s often because we treat each meeting like we’re starting from scratch. Instead, what if you perfected your weekly team meeting, brainstorm session or any other type of meeting you hold regularly and then just used that same agenda structure again so meeting prep becomes fast and easy? That’s called creating a meeting portfolio. This episode breaks down exactly how to design a meeting once, so it works every single time you use it.Conversation Topics Introduction: The Hidden Cost of Winging Your Meetings What Is a Meeting Portfolio? (Episode Overview) Why Most Managers Reinvent Every Meeting From Scratch Building the Core Template: Name, Purpose, and Structure Adding Pre-Work to Complete Your Template Iterating Until Your Meeting Design Actually Works Your Action Step: Build and Use Your First Template Closing Thoughts and RecapAdditional Resources✨ Read the full transcript: 427-transcript✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadershipwithmamie/✨ Visit my website for more: https://www.themodernmanager.com/✨ Subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7jhYz8b16g1SsLia4EhO5w?sub_confirmation=1Join my newsletter to get episodes and key takeaways delivered directly to your inbox: https://www.themoddernmanager.comThe Modern Manager is a leadership podcast that helps you close the gap between knowing what good management is and actually doing it. Follow The Modern Manager on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode!#Leadership #ManagementTips #MeetingCulture #TeamManagement #Productivity #WorkplaceCulture #MeetingDesign #LeadershipDevelopment
- Sep 22, 202631 min
426: How Tiny Habits Rewire Your Identity with BJ Fogg
Most of what happens in a workday, from how you open a meeting to how you respond to bad news, runs on autopilot. Habits, not decisions, are doing the heavy lifting. Behavior scientist BJ Fogg explains why willpower fails, why "bad habits" aren't really the enemy, and how one tiny action, done consistently, can quietly reshape how you see yourself as a leader, teammate, and person.Guest BioBJ Fogg, PhD, is a behavior scientist at Stanford University, where he founded the Behavior Design Lab. In addition to his research, Fogg teaches industry innovators how human behavior really works. He created the Tiny Habits Academy to help people around the world. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything. Find out more at BJFogg.com and TinyHabits.com.Conversation Topics Introduction: Meet BJ Fogg, Habit Design Expert How Habits Quietly Run Your Workday Building New Habits vs. Breaking Old Ones A Gratitude Habit in Action: BJ's Own Example How Small Habits Reshape Your Identity The Power of "Shine": Celebrating Small Wins to Make Habits Stick Coaching Your Team's Habits Through Specific Praise Closing Thoughts: Lessons from a Great ManagerAdditional Resources✨ Read the full transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_f7ADen1bpZN0FM21os0kTtb5GgQ_aSDAegwKCkNGA4/edit?usp=sharing✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadershipwithmamie/✨ Visit my website for more: https://www.themodernmanager.com/✨ Subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7jhYz8b16g1SsLia4EhO5w?sub_confirmation=1Keep Up with BJ FoggWebsite: https://www.bjfogg.comTiny Habits: https://www.tinyhabits.comBehavior Model: https://www.behaviormodel.orgLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjfogg/Social: @bjfogg on most social platformsTraining: Learn Fogg Behavior Design directly from BJ at bjfogg.com/trainingJoin my newsletter to get episodes and the one page takeaways delivered directly to your inbox: https://www.themoddernmanager.comThe Modern Manager is a leadership podcast that helps you close the gap between knowing what good management is and actually doing it. Follow The Modern Manager on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode!#Leadership #TinyHabits #BehaviorChange #ManagementTips #WorkplaceCulture #HabitFormation #TeamLeadership #PersonalDevelopment #ManagerLife #EmployeeEngagement
- Sep 15, 20268 min
425: 4 AI Tools I Use Every Single Day (And the Friction They Remove)
Most AI tools promise to make you more productive, but few actually remove the friction hiding in your daily grind. This episode breaks down four AI tools used every single day, not for the novelty, but for the real bottlenecks they eliminate: typing, email triage, meeting notes, and building the small tool you always wished existed. If you want less busywork and more bandwidth for the parts of management that actually matter, this one's for you.Conversation Topics Introduction: Becoming Obsessed with AI Tools The Core Idea: Removing Friction, Not Just Adding Features Wispr Flow: Ditching Typing for Dictation Shortwave: Taming Email Overload with AI Sorting Granola: Meeting Notes That Write Themselves Replit: Building Custom Apps Without Coding What These Four Tools Have in Common Your Challenge This Week & Closing ThoughtsAdditional Resources✨ Read the full transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u3xuVepkPpSSdju0--Kgu4M8U4qetYczr1h7MmCKGrY/edit?usp=sharing✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadershipwithmamie/✨ Visit my website for more: https://www.themodernmanager.com/✨ Subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7jhYz8b16g1SsLia4EhO5w?sub_confirmation=1✨ Check out Wispr Flow: https://wisprflow.ai/r?MAMIE12✨ Check out Granola: https://join.granola.ai/t/e74nryr4pc✨ Check out Shortwave: https://www.shortwave.com/✨ Check out Replit: https://replit.com/refer/mamieksJoin my newsletter to get episodes delivered directly to your inbox: https://www.themoddernmanager.comThe Modern Manager is a leadership podcast that helps you close the gap between knowing what good management is and actually doing it. Follow The Modern Manager on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode! #Leadership #ManagementTips #AIforManagers #Productivity #ArtificialIntelligence #WorkSmarter #ManagementSkills #FutureOfWork #TechTools #TimeManagement
- Sep 8, 202634 min
424: How to Manage Up, Down, and Across with Kristen Harcourt
Save your seat for the free, live masterclass From Knowing to Doing: https://www.themodernmanager.com/webinarMost leaders pour all their energy into managing the people who report to them and forget the other two-thirds of the job: managing up to their boss and across to the peers who can make or break a project. Skip those relationships and you end up stuck in silos, guessing what your boss actually wants, and wondering why cross-functional projects keep stalling. Here's the mindset shift and the exact moves that fix all three.Guest BioFor almost 20 years, Kristen Harcourt has been a trusted partner to executives and emerging leaders across hundreds of organizations around the globe, helping them unlock extraordinary, sustainable results through the power of self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and conscious leadership. A sought-after speaker and facilitator, she's a professionally accredited coach who empowers leaders to uncover their strengths, challenge their blind spots, and lead with purpose and impact. She hosts the Inspirational Leadership Podcast.Conversation Topics Introduction: The Art of Managing Up, Down, and Across Defining the Three Directions of Management How to Open Up the Conversation When Managing Up A Prioritization Tool — and Protecting Your Work-Life Balance Managing Across: Why Curiosity Beats Assumptions Building Trust With Cross-Functional Teams You Don't Manage When (and How) to Advocate for an Overloaded Teammate What Makes a Great Boss — Closing ThoughtsAdditional Resources✨ Read the full transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ynqnot4_ewNELrzpTs6bCT1Kq7qa0jSDdfp68rBF1PI/edit?usp=sharing✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadershipwithmamie/✨ Visit my website for more: https://www.themodernmanager.com/✨ Subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7jhYz8b16g1SsLia4EhO5w?sub_confirmation=1Guest LinksWebsite: https://kristenharcourt.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristenharcourt/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kristenharcourt/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristenharcourt/Email: kristen@kristenharcourt.comJoin my newsletter to get episodes and the key takeaways guides delivered directly to your inbox: https://www.themoddernmanager.comThe Modern Manager is a leadership podcast that helps you close the gap between knowing what good management is and actually doing it. Follow The Modern Manager on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode!#Leadership #ManagingUp #EmotionalIntelligence #TeamCommunication #WorkplaceCulture #Management #EQinLeadership #CrossFunctionalTeams #LeadershipDevelopment #TrustAtWork
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