334. 5 Coaching Mistakes Managers Make and What to Do Instead
Learn the 5 coaching mistakes managers make in one-on-ones, from advice disguised as questions to skipped commitments, and what to say instead.
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333. How Not to Sound Like ChatGPT as a Leader
Worried you sound like ChatGPT at work? Learn why AI-scripted messages cost managers trust, plus 4 habits for using AI that keep your voice intact.
332. When Your Direct Report Has More Experience Than You Do
Managing older or more experienced employees as a newer manager? Learn how to keep decision authority while using their experience, with scripts you can use this week.
331. Vocal Fry, Upspeak, and Nerves: The Habits That Undercut Your Presence – with Kathryn Janicek
Executive presence coaching is why top leaders look effortless. Kathryn Janicek shares fixes for nerves, vocal fry, upspeak, and body language.
330. Written Presence: What Your Slack Messages Say About How Senior You Are
Executive presence in writing is decided in threads you never see. Learn the Cold Read framework and the four phrases to cut from Slack.
329. Stop Overexplaining at Work: The Three-Beat Answer
Overexplaining at work costs you authority. Learn the three-beat answer and the two-second rule to sound settled under pressure.
328. The Update Trap: Why Good Status Updates Cost You Authority
Status updates to leadership can quietly cost you authority. Learn the Decision Line framework and the four moves that get you read as a peer.
327. Resistance to Coaching: What Leaders Are Really Protecting
Resistance to coaching is rarely about time. Maren Perry unpacks what senior leaders are actually protecting, and how to move past it.
326. Giving Feedback as a Manager: The 3-Conversation Method
how to give feedback to an employee, feedback conversation with direct report, naming a performance pattern, performance review surprise, difficult feedback conversation, manager feedback framework, addressing underperformance early, accountability conversation script
325. How to Write a Leadership Philosophy
A leadership philosophy keeps you consistent when decisions get hard. Learn the three layers of values, principles, and actions to build yours.
324. Managing Former Peers? Have These 4 Conversations First
Managing former peers is the trap most new managers fall into. Learn the four conversations that reset expectations and protect trust.
323. Am I Ready to Be a Manager? The Four-Question Audit
Find out if you’re ready to be a manager with a four-question willingness audit that replaces the trait checklist and is testable this week.
322. How to Read the Room: The 3 Questions Intuitive Leaders Ask
Learn how to read the room with three practical questions, plus the five moves that decide your credibility in the first two minutes of any meeting.
321. From Doer to Leader: Redefining Competence in Your New Role
From doer to leader: why your best employee outperforming you is a sign of success, and how to redefine competence in your new manager role.
320. Why You Keep Handing Away Credit You Earned
Self-advocacy at work feels like bragging to high performers, so they deflect credit and stay invisible. Learn to claim your contribution accurately.
319. Stop Doing Your Team’s Work: The Over-Functioning Manager Trap
The over-functioning manager looks like the hero who catches everything. Learn why that habit caps your team and the exact move to hand work back.
318. The Great Flattening: How to Lead a Team That Doubled Overnight
Managing a bigger team after the great flattening takes a new playbook. Get the mindset shift and six moves to lead a wide span without burnout.
317. Leading an Inherited Team: The First 90 Days
Leading an inherited team you didn’t build? Learn the 90-day playbook to earn trust, avoid the rookie mistakes, and lead without losing the room.
316. AI in the Workplace: The Problem No One Names – With David Dean
AI in the workplace exposes how work really gets done. David Dean shows managers how to read the signals already in their inbox and fix the real problem.
315. The 5 Mental Models New Managers Should Borrow from Charlie Munger
Mental models for leaders: 5 thinking tools from Charlie Munger that help managers make sharper decisions, lead through change, and avoid blind spots.
314. Letting Go of Control: Why Your Best Intentions Are Stifling Your Team (with Glen Galaich)
Letting go of control as a leader feels risky, but it separates teams that perform from teams that quietly disengage. Here is how to spot it.
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