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by Michael Auzenne and Mark HorstmanTired of management theory? Want to learn specific skills to help improve your management performance? Then Manager Tools is the podcast for you! Manager Tools is a weekly business podcast focused on helping business professionals become more effective managers and leaders. Each week, the hosts discuss new tools and easy techniques to help business professionals achieve their desired management and career objectives. Manager Tools won the Best Business Podcast Award in both 2006 and 2007.
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Horstman’s Wager (Part 2 of 2)
24/09/2007
Today, we cover the 2nd in a two-part series on Horstman’s Wager. Last week we covered the basics as to why “Playing the Game” doesn’t work … today we get into the details of the dreaded Horstman’s Wager MATRIX. During the show, we refer to the printed matrix included in the slides for [...]
Horstman’s Wager (Part 1 of 2)
17/09/2007
This cast is about interview preparation, and the need for ethics and candor during the process. We’ve been pleased by the demand for our interviewing product - close to 1,000 purchases so far, and the early feedback has been quite powerful. If you would like to read what folks are saying, you can see that [...]
How to be an Effective Mentor (Part 2 of 2)
10/09/2007
Today, we finish up our conversation on how to be an effective mentor.
How to be an Effective Mentor (Part 1 of 2)
03/09/2007
This cast describes how to be an Effective Mentor. [We released two previous casts on how to be mentored: Basics of Mentoring - Part 1 and Basics of Mentoring - Part 2] In a departure from our normal planning, Mark wrote this week’s show based on his strong response to a recent WSJ article, “Career [...]
How to Handle Pre-employment Testing
27/08/2007
More and more, companies are using psychological and behavioral tests as pre-employment screening devices. They supplement their interviewing processes in order to ensure less false-positives.This is wise, in our judgment, based on what we see of interviewing. Too many companies don’t screen rigorously enough, and have started enlisting more cerebral and/or technical techniques [...]
