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The Cranky Middle Manager Show #292 Just Ask For What You Want John Baker Today Wayne Turmel talks to John Baker, creator of The Asking Formula about how we should all learn to ask for what we want from our bosses, our teams and ourselves. There’s an art to this, folks. We Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #291 You’ve Screwed Up Larry Kelley Today Wayne Turmel talks to Larry Kelley about an unpleasant topic. What do you do when, not if, but when, you screw up royally. Does your career have to be over or does it just feel like it? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #290 Why Does HR Hate Us The Evil HR Lady Today Wayne Turmel visits with The Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas. We find out once and for all, why does HR hate managers? We also talk unintended consequences and general foolishness. If you’re going to use WebEx, GoToMeeting Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #289 Handling Information Overload Jonathan Spira Today Wayne Turmel talks to author Jonathan Spira about his book , “Overload! How Too Much Information is Hurting Your Organization”. Hopefully we’ll give you just the right amount of detail. Also we talk sifting through too many Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #288 Why Excellent Performance Isn’t Enough Colin Price Today Wayne Turmel talks to author Colin Price about his new book, “Beyond Performance- How Great Organizations Build Ultimate Competitive Advantage”. Basically, we learn why being good at your job isn’t enough to keep your job. As proof Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #287 Managing Through Changes Richard Bevan Wayne Turmel is back with another episode of the Cranky Middle Manager Show. Today he talks to Richard Bevan, author of Changemaking-Tactics and Resources for Managing Organizational Change. We also talk about your feedback and a chaotic quote Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #286 5th Anniversary and Why We Pick Lousy Leaders Jeffrey Cohn Today is the 286th episode of the Cranky Middle Manager Show and we have a great guest and an assignment for you. We’ll talk to Jeffrey Cohn about his book, “Why Are We Bad at Picking Good Leaders? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #285 Bingsop’s Fables Stanley Bing Today Wayne Turmel welcomes back business humor legend Stanley Bing. In addition to talking about humor in the workplace and why corporate conspiracies are just a theory,we’ll talk about why humor is like porn, the first business satirist Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #284 Conflict 101 with Susan Shearouse Are the weasels making you crazy? Is their fighting amongst themselves as bad as when they fight with you? Today we’re talking conflict and how to cope. Susan Shearouse will join us to talk about “Conflict 101: A Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #283 Better Under Pressure Justin Menkes Today Wayne Turmel talks to author Justin Menkes about what makes some leaders function well under pressure and others crack like a Chicago sidewalk. We talk about his new book “Better Under Pressure- How  Great Leaders Bring Out Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #282 Dealing with Constant Change, Andy Stefanovich A wise man once said, “the only constant is change”. Might be true, but why does it suck?  Today Wayne Turmel talks to Andy Stefanovich about his new book, “Look at More” about new approaches to the age-old Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #281 Why Good People Leave M A Masarech Hello and once again welcome to the madness that is The Cranky Middle Manager Show. Today we talk about why good, engaged employees leave. Mary Ann Masarech joins us to talk engagement. We also look at when rich Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #280 5 Tips for Green PM Today Wayne Turmel revisits the idea of “green” project management with the dual brains behind the EarthPM blog, David Shirley and Rich Maltzman. We also discuss nuclear bombs and Winnie the Pooh. How’s that for a full day’s Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #279 Weasel-free Career Advice Patty Azzarello Greetings everyone. Today we talk careers and how to consciously plan them… to be “visible but not annoying”, in the words of Patty Azzarello. She’s the author of “Rise: How to be really successful at work AND love Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #278 The Accidental Manager- Hank Gilman Welcome back, one and all. Today we talk to Fortune magazine editor Hank Gilman about his new book, “You Can’t Fire Everyone- and Other Lessons From an Accidental Manager”. Few of us told our high school guidance counselor Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #277 Practice Safe Stress- Sylvia Lafair Today Wayne Turmel is joined by Sylvia Lafair, author of Don’t Bring it to Work- Breaking the Family Patterns That Limit Success. We’re talking stress, whether your job includes walking into a live nuclear reactor or just dealing Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #276 Gutsy Leadership with Bob Herbold Join Wayne Turmel as he speaks to former Microsoft COO Bob Herbold about his new book, What’s Holding You Back: 10 Bold Steps That Define Gutsy Leaders. And on that vein, we talk leprous kings,  why gutsy is Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #275 Leading the Virtual Workforce Karen Sobel Lojeski Today Wayne Turmel speaks to Dr. Karen Sobel Lojeski, author of “Leading the Virtual Worksforce”, and it’s a great conversation. How big a deal is it that we often work remotely from our teammates? Not a big deal Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #274 8 Styles of Collaboration–Mehrdad Baghai Today Wayne Turmel talks to author Mehrdad Baghai about his book, “As One: Individual Action, Collective Power”. There are many ways to get work done as a team…you have to pick the right one for the right job Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #273 The Orange Revolution–Gostick and Elton Welcome everyone, today we talk teams, their impact on companies and why it’s hard to do the right thing.  Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton have been here before and this time they’re back as a team, but I Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #272 Revisiting Bud to Boss Kevin Eikenberry Today we talk about making the move from “From Bud to Boss”--that first transition from being good at something to being an official leader. Kevin Eikenberry joins us. We also look at sudden presidential transitions and a quote Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #271 Best Books of the Year Todd Sattersten Today Wayne Turmel talks to Todd Sattersten. Todd co-authored The 1oo Best Business Books of All Time and has been with us before. He’ll talk about what’s new in Business Books that you should know about. Also we’ll Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #270 Crisis Management for Managers Neil Chapman Today Wayne Turmel talks about something we all need to know and hope never to use– how to handle our teams and ourselves in a crisis. Neil Chapman is the expert on the subject, having been in the Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager #269 Virtual Team Success Darleen DeRosa Today Wayne Turmel is joined by Darleen DeRosa, co-author of Virtual Team Success: A Practical Guide for Working and Leading From a Distance. To that end we talk virtual teams, the guy who administered the Spanish Empire and Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #268 Built on Values Ann Rhoades Today Wayne Turmel talks to author Ann Rhoades about her new book: “Built on Values, Creating an Enviable Culture That Outperforms the Competition”. Can you consciously create a culture or is it something that happens by accident? How Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #267 Radical Management with Steve Denning Okay, after 267 shows the term “radical” might be a bit of a stretch, but what WOULD be radical is if we actually acted on what we know needs to happen. As managers it’s our job but it Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #266 Childishness at Work Nick McCormick Ever feel like you’re dealing with a bunch of children at work? Welcome to middle management,baby.Get used to it. Wayne Turmel discusses how childish behavior brings everyone down with Nick McCormick. We’ll talk about his new book, “Acting Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show#265 Louder Than Words Bob Kelleher Today we talk about employee engagement. Tons of books have been written, but is it all that complicated? Bob Kelleher doesn’t think so. He’s the author of Louder Than Words,10 Practical Employee Engagement Steps That Drive Results. We Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #264 Hacking Work with Bill Jensen Today Wayne Turmel is joined by Bill Jensen, author of  “Hacking Work- Breaking Stupid Rules for Smart Results” to talk about breaking the rules: when is it okay and when should we just deal with it. We’ll also Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #263 Inside the Mind of a 25 Year Old CEO Today I face my daughter’s high school graduation by looking at young leaders. We talk to Aaron Levie, CEO of Box.net. We’ll talk inspiration, youthful exhuberance and Egyptian pharaohs today as well as brag about the new GreatWebMeetings.com Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #262 Self Confidence for Managers Tony Richards You can’t inspire confidence in your team if you lack confidence in yourself. But we all have moments of doubt. Today Australian author Tony Richards will talk to us about self confidence,and how critical it is for managers. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #261 The Truth About Leadership Jim Kouzes Brush aside all the smoke and jargon, what is leadership? Jim Kouzes has been studying this topic for years and he’s here to talk to Wayne Turmel about his new book, “The Truth About Leadership- The No-fads Heart Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #260 Management Isn’t What You Thought Henry Mintzberg Henry Mintzberg is one of the most important names in the leadership business today. Still, he took time to talk to us about his new book, “Management: It’s Not What You Think”. If it’s not what we think, Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #260 Management Isn’t What You Thought Henry Mintzberg Henry Mintzberg is one of the most important names in the leadership business today. Still, he took time to talk to us about his new book, “Management: It’s Not What You Think”. If it’s not what we think, Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #259 The Skills and Employment Crisis Ed Gordon If you’ve seen the movie “Waiting for Superman”, you’ve heard of this week’s guest. Ed Gordon talks to Wayne Turmel about the skills gap in US Education as well as the worldwide picture for employment. Controversial and more Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #259 The Skills and Employment Crisis Ed Gordon If you’ve seen the movie “Waiting for Superman”, you’ve heard of this week’s guest. Ed Gordon talks to Wayne Turmel about the skills gap in US Education as well as the worldwide picture for employment. Controversial and more Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #258 Ruthless Focus with Wally Bock Today we talk to Wally Bock about “Ruthless Focus”, the book he’s co-authored. How do you keep yourself and your team lasered in on the objectives? We’ll also look at the guy who had to run the Theatre Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #257 Good Boss, Bad Boss Bob Sutton Today Wayne Turmel talks to one of the biggest names in the Leadership game, Bob Sutton. Bob is a professor at Stanford University and the author of the Work Matters blog and books such as “The No Asshole Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #256 Giving Voice to Values Mary Gentile Today Wayne Turmel talks to Professor Mary Gentile about her new book “Giving Voice to Values, How to Speak Your Mind When You Know What’s Right”. We also talk about Abraham Lincoln and a quote from Francis Bacon. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #255 Bury My Heart at Conference Room B Okay today Cranky Middle Manager Wayne Turmel talks to Stan Slap about his new book, Bury My Heart at Conference Room B, winner of the “Best Title of the Year” award, hands down. We are talking living your Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show# 254 Deasun Oconchuir Overview of PMBOK Today we are joined once again by Deasun Oconchuir to discuss Project Management, in particular how it’s changed over the years,and whether you need to get PMI Certification or not. He literally wrote the book on the subject. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager #253 New Tech Trends For Managers Bess and Simon Today we talk tech trends with HP Fellow Charlie Bess, who’s been with us before, and Phil Simon. Phil is the author of The New Small and talks about what small businesses know that managers even in big Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #252 Getting To the Top Kathryn Ullrich Today Wayne Turmel talks to Kathryn Ullrich about her book “Getting to the Top- Strategies for Career Success”. She’s a very smart person and heads up alumni career services at UCLA so she works with people way smarter Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #251 The One Minute Negotiator- George Lucas Today Wayne Turmel talks to Dr. George Lucas about the role of negotiation in being a manager. Oh sure, you might not be a sales weasel, but if you need resources from another department, that’s a negotation. We Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #251 The One Minute Negotiator- George Lucas Today Wayne Turmel talks to Dr. George Lucas about the role of negotiation in being a manager. Oh sure, you might not be a sales weasel, but if you need resources from another department, that’s a negotation. We Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #250 The Get It Done Guy Stever Robbins Today we celebrate our 250th show by doing what we always do….bring you great guests with lots to say. Today Wayne talks to Stever Robbins, the “Get-It-Done Guy” who will talk productivity for individuals and teams. We also Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #250 The Get It Done Guy Stever Robbins Today we celebrate our 250th show by doing what we always do….bring you great guests with lots to say. Today Wayne talks to Stever Robbins, the “Get-It-Done Guy” who will talk productivity for individuals and teams. We also look at the origin of the term Eminence Grise, which anyone in a corporation should know, and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #249 It’s Not Just Who You Know Tommy Spaulding Today Wayne Turmel returns from vacation to  talk to Tommy Spaulding about creating lasting, positive relationships. Tommy’s name first came up when we were talking to Steve Farber and he plays a prominent role in Steve’s book, Greater Than Yourself. Tommy’s book, “It’s Not Just Who You Know- Transform your life and your organization by [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #249 It’s Not Just Who You Know Tommy Spaulding Today Wayne Turmel returns from vacation to  talk to Tommy Spaulding about creating lasting, positive relationships. Tommy’s name first came up when we were talking to Steve Farber and he plays a prominent role in Steve’s book, Greater Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #248 The ABCs of Management Bob Parkinson Today Wayne Turmel talks to JR (Bob to the initiated) Parkinson about his book “Becoming a Successful Manager”. We also discuss the uncredited inventor of the English dictionary, my new Connected Manager column on BNET and a quote Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #248 The ABCs of Management Bob Parkinson Today Wayne Turmel talks to JR (Bob to the initiated) Parkinson about his book “Becoming a Successful Manager”. We also discuss the uncredited inventor of the English dictionary, my new Connected Manager column on BNET and a quote from Mark Twain. Eclectic and erudite just like the fine folks who listen to this show…. 2 new [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #247 Employee Engagement Redux David Zinger Employee engagement expert David Zinger joins Wayne Turmel for his second Cranky visit. We talk employee engagement, a new ebook and honeybees making art. Seriously. Also we look at Murrow’s Boys and Sam Goldwyn’s malaprops. That’s not as dirty as it sounds. David Zinger joins us to talk about employee engagement, the EE network and making [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #247 Employee Engagement Redux David Zinger Employee engagement expert David Zinger joins Wayne Turmel for his second Cranky visit. We talk employee engagement, a new ebook and honeybees making art. Seriously. Also we look at Murrow’s Boys and Sam Goldwyn’s malaprops. That’s not as Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager #246 Working Your Strengths Chuck Martin Today Wayne Turmel talks to Chuck Martin, co-author of Work Your Stengths, a Scientific Process to Identify Your Skills and Match Them to the Best Career For You. Where is the line between ambition and futility? We also examine a crusading failure and learn for the Tao te Ching. Internation, eclectic… yup those are our [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #245 Moving From Buddy to Boss Guy Harris Today Wayne Turmel talks to Guy Harris about moving from “Bud to Boss”. How do you make the transition from working with peers to being the manager? Also we look at a Greek god who blew a cool gig and more from Emerson. Guy Harris talks to us about moving from peer to leader. If you’re [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #244 The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working Tony Schwartz Today Wayne Turmel looks at if the way we’re being asked to work and manage is sustainable over the long haul. We’ll talk to Tony Schwartz, author of “The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working”. We’ll also look at Moses’ consulting skills and Kurt Vonnegut’s approach to exhaustion. Tony Schwartz is today’s guest. You can also read [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #243 The Female Vision Sally Helgesen Today Wayne Turmel enters the murky waters of gender and management styles with Sally Helgesen, author of The Female Vision- Women’s Real Power at Work. We also talk about Shakesperean heroines and French debaters and I try to keep my cockatiel Byron quiet long enough to get this show recorded. Sally Helgesen, author of The Female [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #242 One Minute Commute- Remote Teams with Zack Grossbart Wayne Turmel talks to Zack Grossbart, author of The One Minute Commute about how he manages remote teams of engineers and software programmers. We also discuss freebooters and long distance love affairs. Plus you meet my noisy roommate, Byron de Prorok. Zack Grossbart in what passes for the home office for many workers. You can read [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #241 Analytics At Work with Robert Morison Today Wayne Turmel talks to Robert (Bob) Morison about his new book, “Analytics at Work- Smarter Decisions, Better Results”. We also talk about the father of demographic studies, who should have seen his own fate coming, and a quote from Arthur Conan Doyle that helps explain why we are each a mystery but collectively we’re [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #240 How NASA Builds Teams Charles Pellerin Today, Wayne Turmel geeks out on space and leadership with Charles Pellerin, author of “How NASA Builds Teams- Mission Critical Soft Skills for Scientists, Engineers and Project Teams”. He was the guy in charge of the Hubble Telescope project which was the lowest of lows and highest of highs so he feels your pain. Also [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #239 Family Drama Means Work Drama Sylvia LaFair Today we look at the role our family dynamics play in how we work with others. Sylvia Lafair is the author of “Don’t Bring it to Work- Breaking the Family Patterns That Limit Success”. We also look at Peter the Great (unless you’re related to him) and a quote from Helen Keller. Sylvia Lafair will tell [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #238 Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door Harvey Mackay Today Wayne Turmel talks to motivation and career guru Harvey Mackay about his new book, “Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door-Job Search Secrets No One Else Will Tell You”. We go old school today to give you some good advice. Also we look at a Renaissance Mercenary who made a career [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #237 Why We Hate IT Susan Cramm Today Wayne Turmel takes a break from abusing HR and Sales and takes on the scariest department of all- IT. Susan Cramm from Valuedance is the author of 8 Things We Hate ABout IT- How to Move Beyond the Frustrations To Form a New Partnership With IT. We also look at the most Evil IT [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #236 Why Projects Slip Ron Holohan Seems like no matter how well we plan them, projects get away from us. Wayne Turmel talks to Ron Holohan of PM411 about the three reasons projects slip. Also we look at the project manager of the Tower of Babel, a quote from a cranky Frenchman and we look at a new Cranky Middle Manager [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #235 Death To The Performance Review! Sam Culbert Today we look at something that makes everyone cranky- the annual performance review. What do they really accomplish? If you ask Sam Culbert, author of “Get Rid of the Performance Review: How companies can stop intimidating, start managing and focus on what really matters”, the answer is not a whole lot. Also we look at [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #234 Embrace Failure Erik Van Slyke Wayne Turmel knows a thing or two about failure, but that doesn’t mean he likes it. So why is Erik Van Slyke telling managers to embrace it? Because that’s where innovation and invention come from. We don’t have to like it but we do have to get used to it, it would seem. Also the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show # 233 Lords of Strategy Walter Kiechel Today Wayne Turmel looks at the consulting industry: who are they, where’d they come from and why do they torture us? Author Walter Kiechel III, author of “The Lords of Strategy- A Secret Intellectual History of The New Corporate World” joins us. We also talk Ottoman outsourcing and the triumphant return of Francis Bacon. Walter Kiechel [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #232 Resilient Managers with Adam Alexander Wayne Turmel talks to Adam Alexander of Masteryworks about developing your resilience to deal with the weasels. Also Greek drama and Chinese quotations- a truly cosmopolitan show this week Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #231 Do More Great Work – Michael Bungay Stanier Today Wayne Turmel talks to Michael Bungay Stanier about his book “Do More Great Work” which is not about doing more work so relax. We also talk about poets, writing emails with goose feathers and Aristotle drags his dusty carcass back to harass us. Michael Bungay Stanier stops by to talk about doing More Great [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #230 The Project Management Minimalist Mike Greer Today Wayne Turmel visits Mike Greer, The Project Management Minimalist to uncover how much project management is just enough? Do we need big certifications? When does it help and when is it overkill? Also we look at a Chinese emperor and a Russian composer, all in the name of keeping our sanity and keeping the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #229 Meetings that Align With Strategy Calloway and Young Today Wayne Turmel talks to Joe Calloway and Kris Young about their book “Never by Chance- Aligning People and Strategy Through Intentional Leadership” and especially how meetings can align or detract from the task at hand. We also discuss a Roman Emperor with a tough facilitation gig and the usual silliness. Don’t forget our “How to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #228 Mojo with Marshall Goldsmith Today Wayne Turmel talks to Marshall Goldsmith about his book “MOJO: How to Get It, How to Keep It,How to Get It Back If You Lose It” We also look at Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans and Henry David Thoreau. This is Marshall’s fourth visit with us, and the man keeps coming [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #227 Unconscious Management- Ken Eisold Today Wayne Turmel talks to Ken Eisold about his book,  “What You Don’t Know You Know-Our Hidden Motives in Life, Business and Everything Else”. We also look at the Roman poet Horace and complain about pretty much everything. Another typical Cranky Middle Manager Show. Dr. Ken Eisold takes us on another brain-geek adventure into why people [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #226 Managing with Clean Language- Tomkins and Lawley Today Wayne Turmel talks to Penny Tomkins and James Lawley about using “Clean Language”. Do people understand what you’re talking about? Can you really understand them when they tell you something? The psychology of metaphors is today’s topic. Also we look at a Russian general and I get to show off that I’ve read War [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #225 Turning Millennials into Leaders Lisa Orrell Today Wayne Turmel talks to the Generations Relations expert, Lisa Orrell about the Millennials- not the usual stuff about how hard they are to work with and they won’t pull their noses out of Facebook long enough to do real work. No, we’re talking about turning them into the leaders and managers of tomorrow. Be [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #224 Surviving Layoffs with David Noer Today Wayne Turmel talks to David Noer, author of “Healing the Wounds-Overcoming the Trauma of Layoffs and Revitalizing Downsized Organizations”. We also talk about the guy who had to handle a reduction in force during the Crusades and  a quote from Rudyard Kipling.  Join us…. it ain’t boring. David Noer, author of “Healing the Wounds” Get a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #223 The Leadership Test- Timothy Clark Wayne Turmel talks to Dr Timothy Clark about his book, The Leadership Test- do you have what it takes to be a leader? How do you know? We also discuss Spartacus, Chaucer and Virtual Teams. Let Google make sense of that sentence, I dare’em. Dr Timothy Clark asks you to take The Leadership Test. Preferably [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #222 Communication is a Process Nannette Rundle Carroll Today Wayne Turmel welcomes someone he’s worked with in the past, Nannette Rundle Carroll, whose book The Communication Problem Solver looks at the messy business of management communication.We also look at a guy who looked at the pieces of rhetoric and a quote from the inventor of Soda Water. The word you’re looking for is [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #221 Peter Drucker for Individual Managers Bruce Rosenstein Today Wayne Turmel becomes less cranky talking about what managers can learn for their personal lives and careers from Peter Drucker’s body of work. We talk to Bruce Rosenstein, author of Living in More Than One World, How Peter Drucker’s Wisdom Can Inspire and Transform Your Life. Bruce Rosestein                                                                                            ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #220 Green Project Management Maltzman and Shirley Today Wayne Turmel talks to Rich Maltzman and David Shirley of the EarthPM blog about green project management. What is it, why do we care and how do we do it?  We also look at Noah’s project management prowess, a quote from an idealist and we shamelessly plug our “How to Create and Manage Remote [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #219 Your Senior Mgmt Doesn’t Get Remote Working John Blackwell Today Wayne Turmel has one of the most important interviews in the show’s history: Do Senior Leaders in companies really understand how much has changed for managers? Do they understand remote working and technology? Our guest and fellow Management Issues contributor John Blackwell talks heresy as well as some amazing new research to back it [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #218 Firing People- Phil Gerbyshak Wayne Turmel talks to his buddy, The Management Expert, Phil Gerbyshak about the ugliest job a manager has: firing people. How to do it, how not to do it, how they did it back in the day (sending people on Crusade) and a quote to get you thinking. All in a day’s weasel whacking. The ever-perky [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #217 Stanley Bing Today Cranky Middle Manager Wayne Turmel meets one of his idols, Fortune Columnist Stanley Bing. We plug his new book, “How to Relax Without Getting the Axe”. We also salute Roman slaves the SEC should hire and get inspiration from Lord Byron. Today we talk to the Mysterious Mr Stanley Bing If you like to laugh at [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #216 Creating a Sense of WE Judith Glaser Wayne Turmel welcomes Judith Glaser back to the fold. She’s all about creating WE, a sense of togetherness and team. Also we talk about her new book, Moses, Shakespeare and all kinds of management foolishness. Plus there’s a new Greatwebmeetings site with classes you can sign up for starting the first of the year. Judith [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #215 Social Networking for Managers with Penny Power Today Cranky Middle Manager Wayne Turmel talks to Penny Power, co-founder of Ecademy and an expert in the world of social media and online networking. Why do managers who aren’t looking for jobs need to expand their network?? Also we look at Abraham’s go-to guy and quote Augustine of Hippo. This show just smacks of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The CrankyMiddle Manager Show #214 Inner Productivity with Chris Edgar Today Wayne Turmel talks to Christopher Edgar, author of “Inner Productivity: A Mindful Approach to Efficiency and Enjoyment in Your Work”. I also try to spit out a couple of words of Mandarin, we salute a prolific writer who couldn’t pass a simple test, and quote Robert Browning. Not a bad day’s work. Chris Edgar looking mindful. Show [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show # 213 The Lazy Project Manager- Peter Taylor Today the Cranky Middle Manager talks to the Lazy Project Manager and between them actually get something done! Peter Taylor joins us  to talk project management efficiency, we look at a Roman Caesar who talked a good game and a Greek engineer. Such a classy show……. Peter Taylor, the Lazy Project Manager. This was the first picture [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #212 Awesomely Simple with John Spence Today Wayne Turmel talks to author John Spence about his book “Awesomely Simple- Essential Business Strategies for tiurning Ideas Into Action”. We also look at austrian philosophers and cavalry generals with a fear of horses. All just another day at the virtual office….. John Spence joins us to talk about his new book, how to tell [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #211 Don’t be THAT boss- Mark Wiskup Today Wayne Turmel talks to Mark Wiskup about his new book-“Don’t Be That Boss-  How Great Communicators Get the Most Out of Their Employees and Their Careers”. We also look at someone who shouldn’t have been THAT king, and quote Turks about listening skills. Not just another training workshop today boys and girls….. The incredibly energetic [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #210 Just Ask with Gary Cohen Today we talk to Gary Cohen about his book “Just Ask Leadership- Why Great Managers Always Ask the Right Questions”. Well we have some questions for HIM. Also, we look at Sir Percival who didn’t ask enough questions, Voltaire (who asked a lot of them, usually in annoying fashion) and a webinar workshop for sales [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show # 209 Leap with Rick Smith Today Wayne Turmel talks to Rick Smith, Author of The Leap- How 3 Simple Changes Can Propel Your Career From Good to Great”. We also shamelessly plug some upcoming webinars, salute King David’s career plan and take a new assessment tool. Just another typical Cranky Middle Manager Show. Rick Smith, author of The Leap joins us. Don’t [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #208 Just Listen- Marc Goulston Today Wayne Turmel gets a return visit from Dr Marc Goulston about the importance of listening skills and how to develop them. Also, a shameless plug for a webinar workshop and a quote from Igor Stravinski. Why do Americans always giggle when they hear the name Igor? Marc Goulston makes a return visit to the show Don’t [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #207 Project Management Across Distances- Deasun O Conchuir Today we talk about Managing Projects across the miles with author and expert Deasun O Conchuir. Continuing the Gaelic state of mind we salute the beleaguered project manager of Hadrian’s Wall and you can avoid some of those problems by taking our How to Create and Manage Remote Teams webinar workshop. Deasun O Conchuir talks to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #206 Common Management Mistakes Aubrey Daniels Today Wayne Turmel talks about the most common mistakes managers make, mostly because they’re company policy, and why they often backfire. We talk to Aubrey C Daniels. We also look at  where the center of the universe is (it’s not Sales) and lucid words from a crazy person. Just another typical day in Crankyland. Today’s guest, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #205 Managing Clever People with Rob Goffee Cranky Middle Manager Wayne Turmel talks to Rob Goffee about his book Clever- Leading Your Smartest, Most Creative People. Of course, I’m supremely unqualified to do so, but we have fun anyway. Also, how the Trojan War makes the same point, and watch for a new “How to Create and Manage Remote Teams” webinar workshop [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #204 The Carrot Principle- Chester Elton Today Wayne Turmel talks about something that makes him cranky- reward and recognition. Author Chester Elton joins him to talk about his book, “The Carrot Principle”. We also discuss the worst Reward and Recognition program in history and “How to Create and Manage Virtual Teams” is now available to deliver to your whole company. Chester Elton [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #203 Success Mapping with Arlene Johnson Wayne Turmel, “The Cranky Middle Manager”, welcomes Arlene Johnson to talk about Success Mapping.  What do you want out of your career? Do you even know? It’s critical to your company and your personal mental health. Also, Wayne goes on a rant about why snobs look down at Middle Managers and we quote Thomas Jefferson, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Managementcraft Turns 5 and Lisa and I Celebrate. Check it Out One of my favorite people in the management space is Lisa Haneberg. She’s been a guest on the show numerous times and i often link to her work. Well a couple of things happened recently you might want to check out. The first is that her blog, ManagementCraft has been around now for 5 years- nine [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #202 Remote Teams and Cultures with Anil Saxena Today Wayne Turmel talks to Anil Saxena of Cube 214 about building trust with virtual teams, and how to work cross-culturally without starting a war. Speaking of which, we salute  the guy from Glory and take 2100 year old motherly advice. Quit pouting and listen up. SHOW NOTES o:oo Welcome to the Oasis that is The Cranky [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #201 Adaptive Leadership Alexander Grashow Wayne Turmel talks leading change from within with Alexander Grashow, author of The Practice of Adaptive Leadership. We also look at what the Chicago Blackhawks can teach middle managers about taking care of the little things or your mulleted head will roll. Alexander Grashow, co-author of The Practice of Adaptive Leadership Show Notes 0:00 Welcome to show 201. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #200 Staying Upbeat with Rajesh Setty Today Wayne Turmel celebrates 200 interviews with people way smarter than him. Today it’s Rajesh Setty, author of the perpetually positive “Upbeat”. We also quote an operetta and ask my 16 year old about her manager. My friend and mentor, the always upbeat Rajesh Setty Show Notes 0:00 Welcome to the 200th episode of the Cranky Middle Manager [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #199 Thrive in Tough Times with Mike Cook Cranky Middle Manager Wayne Turmel looks at how managers need to examine their attitudes in these weird times. We talk to Mike Cook about how to thrive or at least survive. We also look at management as first aid and a poet gives us trite advice that holds up. Sounds like another typical show doesn’t [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #198 Hip and Sage with Lisa Haneberg Today Wayne Turmel talks with Management Craft’s Lisa Haneberg about her new book, Hip and Sage. We also give a little love to Ning and King George the III. Let’s see how many Google/Bing searches have those two words in the same sentence. Always breaking new ground here….. Lisa Haneberg retruns for yet more good [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #197 Passion-Driven Teams Dan Bobinski Today the Cranky Middle Manager, Wayne Turmel, welcomes colleague Dan Bobinski back to the show. We’ll talk about passion driven teams, motivation and the war of 1812. Just another day here on the show…. Dan Bobinski makes another visit to the show. Read his column on Management Issues if you haven’t yet. Show Notes 0:00 Welcome to the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #196 Collaboration with Morten Hansen Today, Cranky Middle Manager Wayne Turmel talks to Morten Hansen about his book Collaboration- when should we collaborate, how do we collaborate and when should we not bother? Also we look at the Underground Railroad as a model to aspire to and there’s still time to sign up for our webinar course. Morten Hansen looking like [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #195 Rock and Roll Team Building with Jeff Carlisi This week, Wayne Turmel indulges his rock and roll geek side with Jeff Carlisi, founding member of the band 38 Special and author of a new book on teamwork, Jam- Amp Your Team and Rock your Business. Would you rather have another MBA author from Harvard press? Didn’t think so. Oh and Renaissance knowledge capture [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #194 Become a Catalyst- Bob Rosen Cranky Middle Manager Wayne Turmel welcomes Bob Rosen back to discuss how middle managers can be catalysts for long-lasting growth in their companies.  Also, torturing your children and not torturing your remote team mates… just another day here in Cranky land. Bob Rosen comes back for more. Nice to have’im Don’t forget our “How to Create and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #193 Hit the Ground Running- Jason Jennings Today Wayne Turmel looks at something that makes managers cranky, taking over a new team. Jason Jennings is the author of Hit the Ground Running among other books and has some words of advice. Probably don’t want to follow the advice of the Ottoman Emperors though…. bad succession planning there. Jason Jennings talks about hitting the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #192 Management Rewired with Charles Jacobs Wayne Turmel talks to Charles Jacobs about why the way most of us manage goes against the way our brain really works. In Management Rewired we learn that feedback doesn’t work and we’re better off not getting raises. Oh and we look at a Roman emperor who understood empowerment even as he downsized the Senate. Is [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #191 Social and Practical Intelligence Karl Albrecht Cranky Middle Manager Wayne Turmel talks to author Karl Albrecht about social and practical intelligence can make or break your career.  Also, we take a look at Demosthenes and how you can look smarter without actually getting smarter. A very relaxed Karl Albrecht Don’t forget our webinar workshop: “How to Create and Manage Remote Teams” . Register [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #190 Being Strategic with Erika Andersen The Cranky Middle Manager, Wayne Turmel, talks to returning guest Erika Andersen about her new book, Being Strategic, the difference between strategy and tactics, and how a Welsh king figured this out a long time ago. Also, if you manage remote teams you will not want to miss our next webinar! Don’t forget to join us [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #189 The Trouble With Leadership Training- Kevin Eikenberry Today Wayne Turmel and Kevin Eikenberry talk about why perfectly good leadership training often doesn’t work… and how managers can help make it stick. We also look at Babylonian documentation, a new Cranky Middle Manager Webinar and a free offer for listeners. Kevin Eikenberry. You can get a month of his teleseminars FREE by using this [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #188 Undress for Success- Kate Lister Today Wayne Turmel talks about how telecommuting and telework has changed the role of the middle manager with Kate Lister, co-author of Undress for Success- The Naked Truth About Making Money At Home. Oh and Marcel Proust and Ethiopian Falashas get a mention too. The usual eclectic mess that is this podcast. Author Kate Lister emerges [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #187 Greater Than Yourself with Steve Farber Today Wayne Turmel talks mentoring, growing employees and helping your team become “Greater Than Yourself” with author Steve Farber. Also we talk about the world’s greatest mentoring streak, and a bad writer gives good advice. The one and only Steve Farber makes his return visit to the show. Don’t forget to visit www.crankymiddlemanager.com and sign up for [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager show #186 Managing Generation Y Bruce Tulgan Cranky Middle Manager Wayne Turmel talks to Bruce Tulgan, author of Not Everyone Gets a Trophy- How to Manage Generation Y. Also, dealing with a smartass kid as king and things ain’t that different than they ever were if the quote of the week is to be believed….and I do believe it. Bruce Tulgan, looking like [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #185 Building Trust Remotely with John Blackwell Today Wayne Turmel talk about building trust in remote teams with John Blackwell. Plus we learn it takes a lot of trust to swap camels for horses and there’s still time to take part in our webinar workshop. John Blackwell, international man of mystery Don’t forget our webinar workshop:“How to Create and Manage Remote Teams” For [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager #184 3 Laws of Performance- Steve Zaffron Wayne Turmel discusses the 3 Laws of Performance with the book’s co-author Steve Zaffron. Also, a shameless plug and a dedication to the Children’s Crusade and other management disasters. Steve Zaffron, author of 3 Laws of Performance Don’t forget our webinar “How to Create and Manage a Remote Team” we’ll be doing it twice: March 30th For the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #183 The Organization of the Future- Frances Hesselbein Today, Cranky Middle Manager Wayne Turmel talks to one of the great voices in leadership studies, Frances Hesselbein about leadership, Peter Drucker and her new book, The Organization of the Future 2. Oh and sorry about the size of the file, don’t know what’s going on with that….. Don’t forget our upcoming webinar(s) “How to Create [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #182 Human Capital with Jon Ingham Wayne Turmel talks to blogger and Human Capital expert Jon Ingham about why the term Human Capital shouldn’t cause an aneurysm. Also a French philosopher, a Persian King and a webinar he should have attended to help him rule his kingdom better. Jon Ingham of the Strategic Human Capital blog Join us for our webinar course: “How [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #181 Managing Remote Teams Terence Brake Today Wayne Turmel talks about managing remote teams with author Terence Brake. Middle managers today have to manage people who can be working anywhere in the world and there are tools and techniques available to help. We enlist Terry’s help, talk about a Frenchman who helped bridge the distance and introduce the first Cranky Middle [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #180 Succession with Marshall Goldsmith Today Wayne Turmel talks to Marshall Goldsmith about his new book “Succession: Are You Ready?”. We also look at Philip V of Spain on successions gone wrong and webinars, webinars, webinars. Marshall Goldsmith makes his 3rd appearance on the show. Don’t forget to register for our FREE Webinar” Managing Remote Teams, Using Webmeetings to Keep Them Engaged. SHOW [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #179 Agile Management with Chris Sims Today, Cranky Middle Manager Wayne Turmel talks to Chris Sims of the Technical Management Institute about Agile software development and managing in an Agile environment. Oh, and we look at Gaius Marius who helped the Roman army reorganize and talk about an upcoming webinar for managers with remote teams. Don’t forget that we have an upcoming FREE [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #178 Inside Drucker’s Brain- Jeffrey Krames Cranky Middle Manager Wayne Turmel talks to Jeffrey Krames about his book Inside Drucker’s Brain. Peter Drucker helped turn management into a discipline… and this may be the most important Cranky show of the year. Also we take a look at an Arab historian, because that’s how we roll. Oh, and there’s a cranky webinar [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #177 The Myth of Multitasking- Dave Crenshaw Wayne Turmel takes on multi-tasking middle managers, among other things, with Dave Crenshaw, author of The Myth of Multitasking- How “Doing It All” Gets Nothing Done. Also, is managing hermits an oxymoron? Oh, and an engineer talks about concentration. Dave Crenshaw- how does someone who does everything he does decry multitasking????? Don’t forget, if you want tools, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #176 Reward Systems with Steve Kerr Today Wayne Turmel talks with Steve Kerr of Goldman Sachs ( and formerly of GE) about his book, Reward Systems- Does Yours Measure Up? How do you design rewards that get the behavior you want and not dysfunction? Also we look at unintended consequences in Greek mythology and there’s a Cranky Middle Manager e-learning course [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #175 Why Good Managers Do Stupid Things Rom Brafman Today Wayne Turmel talks about the curse of middle management- why smart people do irrational things with Rom Brafman, co-author of Sway- the Irresistable Pull of Irrational Behavior. Oh and Mozi (Mo Tzu) and William Gladstone. Irrationality knows no borders or eras…… Rom Brafman, probably wondering what your’e doing listening to the likes of me- a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager #174 Nice Managers Can Win- Russ Edelman Wayne Turmel risks his cranky reputation by talking to Russ Edelman, author of “Nice Guys Can Get the Corner Office – 8 Strategies for Winning in Business Without Being a Jerk“. So how come you can’t Google any “nice” leaders other than Ghandi, and his own children hated him? Of course, you could be really nice [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager show #173 Johari’s Window with Rick Lochner 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 [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #172 Be a Shortcut- Scott Halford 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 [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #171 Managing in Rough Times Wally Bock Today Wayne Turmel discusses the role of middle managers when times get rocky. His guest is Wally Bock of Threestar Leadership. OH, and we talk about mutiny, gay captains and Roman survivors. The usual madness that is our show. Show Notes 0:00 Welcome to the show folks.. Tough times call for tough managers and that’s why we’re [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #170 Best Books of 2008 The 800 CEO Read Guys Wayne Turmel talks management and business books with Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten of 800 CEO Read. What were the best books of 2008? Even 125 Quotes for Whacking Weasels gets a mention….. Couple of quick announcements: The Cranky Middle Manager Meetup will be Monday, December 15th at Shoeless Joe’s Sports Bar in Rosemont, IL at [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #169 360 Degree Feedback and Politics Nick Jefferson Today Wayne Turmel talks to Nick Jefferson about 360 degree feedback, how people rated leaders in Britain, and King John, one Brit who didn’t take the feedback as well as he might have. Support the Podcast Network, click here to pledge Nick Jefferson    And don’t forget our latest book! Show Notes 0:00 Welcome to The [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show # 168 How Hard Can It Be- Joel Spolsky Today Wayne Turmel talks software and creating middle management from scratch with  Inc. Magazine columnist and Fog Creek’s President, Joel Spolsky. We also ask how the title of Satrap would look on your resume. Help keep Cranky Middle Manager free to listen and on the air! Please help The Podcast Network Pledge Drive or go to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #167 The Integrity Dividend- Tony Simons Today Wayne Turmel talks about a middle manager’s integrity and how critical it is to business success. Tony Simons will talk about his book, “The Integrity Dividend- Leading by the Power of Your Word”. We also talk about ritual disemboweling as taking it to extremes. Show Notes 0:00 Welcome wherever you are in the world to the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager #166 High Altitude Leadership Don Schmincke Today Wayne Turmel talks with author Don Schmincke about what leaders can learn from people who climb the world’s most dangerous peaks.  We’re talking High Altitude Leadership. We also talk about a French physicist and a chance for listeners in Chicago to meet up in December. Don Schmincke, author of High Altitude Leadership And don’t forget our [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #165 Telling Your Story with Rowan Manahan Wayne Turmel speaks to Irish blogger and career guru Rowan Manahan about why presenting is so crucial to a manager’s career and why so many do it so badly. Also an eloquent german and the Celtic god Ogmias… more appropriate than you think. Prepare for a massive wordcount in this episode! Rowan Manahan looking unusually serious… [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #164 Leadership and the Sexes- Michael Gurian Today Wayne Turmel steps into the tricky waters of gender science to see how male and female brains differ and what that means to business. Our guest is Michael Gurian, co-author of Leadership and the Sexes- Using Gender Scient to Create Success in Business. Michael Gurian My new book- a great gift for your team Show [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #163 The PMPodcast - Cornelius Fichtner Wayne Turmel talks to PMPodcast host Cornelius Fichtner about project management and keeping your project aligned with the larger needs of your company.  Also a project manager whose job was to keep the Picts out of England….    Oh, and if you want to take part in a stealth project in December, let me know…….details in [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #162 No More Incrementalism- Tor Dahl Wayne Turmel dives in way over his head to talk to Dr. Tor Dahl for the second time. Sir Tor talks about how nothing great can be established with baby steps. No more incrementalism! Also, a look at the emperor Constantine and how he can help your next product launch. Tor was made a Knight First [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #161 Management in Asia- Andrew Calvert Wayne Turmel talks with Achieve Global’s Andrew Calvert about middle management in Asia, and what it’s like to be an ex-pat in Singapore. Also the guy who ran interference for Marco Polo…… Andrew Calvert, international man of mystery     Check out my new book! Buy from my website and get a signed copy! Show Notes 0:00 Another travelogue today… [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #160 Office Politics with Franke James Today Wayne Turmel talks to Franke James, editor of Officepolitics.com about the scourge of middle managers everywhere- the hated office politics and “playing the game”. There’s no avoiding it, as the founder of Rome will tell you…. Officepolitics.com’s Franke James.        And the cure for the political weasels in your office! Show Notes 0:00 Welcome behind the looking glass, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The PM Podcast and the Cranky Middle Manager Hi folks… as you know, project management is one of our “4 Disciplines of Highly Effective, Leadership Exhibiting, Project Nailing, Cheese Moving Managers”. Well Cornelius Fichtner is the host of The PM Podcast, a great resource for anyone who has to manage projects. He’ll be on this show in October… look forward to that. He had [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #159 Hug Your People- Jack Mitchell Wayne Turmel talks to legendary retailer Jack Mitchell about his new book, “Hug Your People”. How do you keep employees engaged and wanting to come to work? How do you manage through tough times? Also we look at a Cherokee woman with a cool job title. Author and CEO Jack Mitchell By the way, our new book, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #158 Management Heretics- Art Kleiner Today Wayne Turmel talks to heavyweight Art Kleiner. Not only is he the editor of Strategy + Business Magazine, but he’s the author of “The Age of Heretics- A History of the Radical Thinkers Who Reinvented Corporate Management”. A couple of times a year we get heavy and this is one of them. Oh, and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #157 Managing Through a Downturn- Paul Sparta Tough times call for tough managers. How do you handle downsizings, downturns and helping people get through rough periods? Plateau CEO Paul Sparta tells us how to buckle down and get back to work… Also we learn about the ultimate downturn if you’re an Inca king… Show Notes 0:00 Welcome to the show… Today we look at [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #156 Executive Stamina- Marty Seldman Today Wayne Turmel talks to Dr. Marty Seldman about Executive Stamina, which is almost as important as middle management stamina. We’re in this for the long haul, how do we keep body soul and career together? Also we take a look at the first marathon as well as wise words from Napoleon…. Dr. Marty Seldman Show Notes 0:00 [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #155 Rock and Roll Attitude- Joe Heuer Today Wayne Turmel talks to Joe Heuer, the Rock and Roll Guru. No high-minded stuff today, just lightening up and having some fun. What can managers learn from rock and roll lyrics? How do we develop a rock and roll attitude without alarming the nice lady from HR? Listen and party on….. Joe Heuer Show Notes 0:00 Today [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager #154 Onboarding Employees with Caela Farren Today Wayne Turmel talks to Caela Farren, CEO of Masteryworks, about onboarding employees effectively so they stick around longer. Also we look at Lady Jane Grey and a chance to win a copy of the latest Cranky Middle Manager book. Show Notes 0:00 Welcome to the show. Ever find someone to fill a position, breathe a sigh [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager #153 Measuring Teamwork with Kathleen Caldwell Today Wayne Turmel talks to Kathleen Caldwell, one of the authors of Blueprint for Success about teams, why it’s so hard to get them all on the same page and how do you measure success? We also give some love to John Paul Jones… the one that helped start the American Navy, not the one [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #152 Ethics at Work with Clint Korver Today, Wayne Turmel talks to Clint Korver, one of the authors of Ethics for the Real World- Creating a Personal Code to Guide Decisions In Work and Life. We also look at a 2500 year old business book. Plus an offer to get one of the first free copies of my new book!!! Show Notes 0:00 Welcome [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #151 The State of Training 2008 with Josh Bersin Today Wayne Turmel speaks to Josh Bersin about the new best practices in training and what some companies know that others don’t. Plus we salute an Arab translator and why HR and OD are the worst possible names for their departments. Show Notes 0:00 Welcome to the show. One of the reasons training doesn’t work as well [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #150 Lighten the Heck Up- Adrian Gostick Today Wayne Turmel discusses the need to lighten up at work using humor and energy with author Adrian Gostick, co-author of The Levity Effect-Why It Pays To Lighten Up. Show Notes 0:00 Welcome to our 150th Episode. Yeah you heard it, 150… I think the reason we are still here is people want to lighten up while [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #149 Managing Human Performance- Paul Elliott Host Wayne Turmel talks to Dr. Paul Elliott, of Exemplary Performance. If you have to manage performance, you have to know what they are supposed to do, and why aren’t they doing it. If you’re not familiar with the system of Human Performance Improvement or Human Performance Technology, here’s your introduction. Oh and a Prussian [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #148 Conflict in Teams- Diana Mclain Smith Today, Cranky Middle Manager Wayne Turmel speaks to Diana McLain Smith about her book, “Divide or Conquer- How Great Teams Turn Conflict Into Strength”. Show Notes 0:00 Greetings and welcome to episode 148. Today we’re talking conflict and teams, so the show is dedicated to Agamemnon and Achilles. (This link is to Diana’s site and she did [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager #147 Ken Blanchard Is Here Cranky Middle Manager talks to one of the all-time greats, Ken Blanchard, about his new book “The One Minute Entrepeneur”. We know why Wayne wanted to talk to him, why’s he talking to Wayne? Gift horses and all. Plus we learn about the Korean King Sejong the Great. 0:00 Welcome to the show all ye who [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #146 The New World of Work- Melanie Holmes Cranky Middle Manager Wayne Turmel takes a look at what employers are really looking for in managers, and how we can prepare for a job search if we need one. We talk to Melanie Holmes from VP of World of Work Solutions at Manpower and writer of the Contemporary Working Blog. We also celebrate the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager #145 Responsibility Redefined with Christopher Avery Cranky Middle Manager Wayne Turmel talks to Christopher Avery, author of “Teamwork is an Individual Skill” and the “Responsibility Redefined” blog. What’s the difference between accountability and responsibility? Find out. A little responsibility could have changed the outcome of the American Revolution too….. Show Notes 0:00 Welcome to Episode 145. Today we’re talking responsibility with Dr. Christopher [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager #144 Big Ideas to Big Results- Michael Kanazawa Wayne Turmel talks to Michael Kanazawa, co-author of “Big Ideas to Big Results- Remake and Recharge Your Company Fast”. We also take a look at the Mongol general Subotai…. delegation is a critical skill gang even if you’re a “working manager” and I have a meltdown over the term “working manager”…. To Listen in Your Browser, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #143 Common Sense For Your Career- Bud Bilanich Wayne Turmel talks to Bud Bilanich, “The Common Sense Guy” about the factors necessary for career success, whatever that happens to mean to you. This is the show for everyone who answers to a higher authority but has someone looking up at them too while being a higher authority to someone else. Can you [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #142 Becoming a Superstar- Dr Myra White Today Wayne Turmel talks to Dr Myra White about her book, “Follow The Yellow Brick Road- A Harvard Psychologist’s Guide to Becoming a Superstar”. What does it take to become a superstar? How the heck do you manage them? Napoleon struggled with Marshal Louis Davout so you’re not alone….. To Listen in Your Browser, Click the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #141 Managing in the UAE, Sarah Shaw Wayne Turmel interviews Sarah Shaw, about what it’s like to manage in the “Oasis Economies” of the Middle East, particularly the United Arab Emirates. Boom times make for interesting conversation. Plus we look at a Bedouin hero named Antarah who had it way rougher than you do……. To Listen In Your Browser, Double Click the Icon [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #140 Leadership and The Offsite- Robert Thompson Today we look at The Offsite, by Robert Thompson a book that teaches the lessons of The Leadership Challenge. Wayne Turmel talks to Robert about leadership, why Las Vegas is the last place you want to do training and we salute Pericles… To Listen In Your Browser, Click the Icon Below To Download For Later, Right Click [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager #139 Creating a Connection Culture Michael Lee Stallard Join Wayne Turmel and guest Michael Lee Stallard, author of Fired Up or Burned Out talk about leadership and creating a culture of connection. We also salute the first in a long line of people to think they could rule Mesopotamia but our boy Sargon did a better job than the current folks… Why do [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #138 Waking Up In Corporate America- Eric Pennington Wayne Turmel talks to Eric Pennington about Waking Up in Corporate America and why corporate life gets so crazy and how to survive it if you must. Knowledge isn’t always power…sometimes it just lets you know how bad things really are. Oh, and we salute a brave gerbil named Humphrey. To Listen In Your Browser, Click [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #137 Brand Engagement with Ian Buckingham Today, Wayne Turmel talks to Ian Buckingham, author of Brand Engagement- How Employees Can Make Or Break Brands about how employees connect (or not) to their company’s brand and the impacts on business and morale. Also, we once again salute those crazy Mongols and squawk about the weather. To Listen In Your Browser, Click the Icon [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #136 When You Become the Boss- Bob Seldon Getting that first management job can be exciting- or really tough. Here are some great tips for survival. Wayne Turmel talks to Bob Selden, author of What To Do When You Become The Boss. We also salute two Australian explorers whose first management gig didn’t go so swell. It’s been that kind of week….. To Listen [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager 135 Just Enough Anxiety- Robert Rosen The Cranky Middle Manager Show #135 (MP3 12.0MB 26:31Min) To Listen in Your Browser, Click the Icon Below To Download For Later, Right Click Here Greetings everyone, today we’re talking about creating the right amount of anxiety at work- enough to motivate, not enough to leave you weeping in a corner. Our guest is Robert Rosen, author [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager #134 Total Alignment with Riaz Khadem The Cranky Middle Manager Show #134 (MP3 14.3 MB 29:37Min) To Listen In Your Browser, Click the Icon Below To Download For Later, Right Click Here Greetings one and all, today we’re going to get all practical on ya, with Dr. Riaz Khadem, who is the author of . Total Alignment, Integrating Vision, Strategy and Execution for [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #133 The Go Giver- Bob Burg The Cranky Middle Manager Show #133 (MP3 14.0MB 30:29 Min) To Listen In Your Browser, Click the Icon Below To Download For Later, Right Click and Save Hello one and all, welcome to a special edition of The Cranky Middle Manager Show. The idea for this show started with an interview at The Working Week, which [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager #132 Lessons From My Father- Anthony Rino The Cranky Middle Manager Show #132 (MP3 11.9MB 26:59Min) To Listen In Your Browser Click the Icon Below To Download For Later, Right Click Here Welcome one and all to the 132nd edition of The Cranky Middle Manager. If you’re new to the show you can find out more about us at www.crankymiddlemanager.com. Check out the archives, lots [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show 131 Contented Cows with Bill Catlette The Cranky Middle Manager Show #131 (MP3 12.0MB 26.24 Min) To Listen In Your Browser, Click the Icon Below To Download For Later, Right Click Here Have you met Herman the Ermine?Think he’d make a good T-shirt? Show Notes 0:00 Welcome to the show. Today we talk to Bill Catlette about his book “Contented Cows Moove Faster”. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Legal IT Podcast part 2 For those who’ve been following along, I did a 3-part conversation with Tony Hartsfield based on “The 4 Disciplines” of this show, and the e-book of that name. In part one, we talked about the importance of Business Acumen to a professional’s career. In Part 2 we discuss Leadership and Process and Project Management.  Take a listen [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Legal IT Podcast part 2 For those who’ve been following along, I did a 3-part conversation with Tony Hartsfield based on “The 4 Disciplines” of this show, and the e-book of that name. In part one, we talked about the importance of Business Acumen to a professional’s career. In Part 2 we discuss Leadership and Process and Project Management.  Take a listen [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | A Little TPN Mutual Love… Listen to Wayne on G’Day World Cameron Reilly, the mad genius behind The Podcast Network is a fine host himself. His G’Day World is the top rated podcast in Australia, and he’s talking to yours truly. We discuss everything from Great Web Meetings (allegedly why we started to chat), to drugs in my daughter’s high school to my late lamented  stand up [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show 130 Boss School with Jay Goltz The Cranky Middle Manager Show #130 (MP3 13.8MB 30:14) To Listen In Your Browser, Click On The Icon Below To Download For Later, Right Click Here Before we go any further, I’d like to introduce you to someone: This is Herman the Ermine. He’s kind of our mascot. You’re going to be seeing a lot [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show 129- Remarkable Leadership with Kevin Eikenberry The Cranky Middle Manager #129 (MP3 14.2MB 31:30Min) To Listen In Your Browser, Click the Icon Below To Download For Later, Right Click Here Don’t forget to check out our Webinar on January 29th (9 PM Central time in the US) or January 30 (If you live in Australia that’s 2:30 or so in Melbourne). “Managing Remote Employees-Using [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager 128 Slacker Manager David Zinger The Cranky Middle Manager #128 (MP3 12.8MB 26:35 Min) To Listen In Your Browser, Double Click the Icon Below To Download For Later, Right Click Here And Save 2 Quick Announcements: 1) The new Cranky Middle Manager website is up and functional. Take a look at www.crankymiddlemanager.com 2) We have plenty of room in our webinar: “Managing Remote Employees- [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager 127 Strategy and the Fat Smoker- David Maister The Cranky Middle Manager #127 (MP3 11.6MB 25:29Min) To Listen In Your Browser, Double Click the Icon Below To Download For Later, Right Click Here Hey everyone. The big CMM Webinar was such a success we’re going to do it again. We’re going to have the same topic at a different time so more of you can join [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager #126 Time Management- Nick McCormick The Cranky Middle Manager Show #126 (MP3 11.5MB 28:30Min) To Listen In Your Browser, Double Click the Icon Below To Download For Later, Right Click Here Welcome to the first show of 2008. Today we’re talking to Nick McCormick of Be Good Ventures . By the time you read this, we’ll have finished our first ever CMM Webinar. Technology [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #125 Best Biz Books of 2007 Jack Covert The Cranky Middle Manager Show #125 (MP3 15.3 MB 33.20Min) To Listen In Your Browser, Double Click the Icon Below To Download For Later, Right Click Here Today we’ll look at the short list of books nominated for “Best Business Books of 2007 by 800 CEO Read” with it’s founder, Jack Covert. Several of these authors [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #123 Gorillas in the Corporate Culture Linda Ford The Cranky Middle Manager Show #124 (MP3 13MB 29.00Min) To Listen In Your Browser, Double Click the Icon Below To Download For Later, Right Click Here Welcome to the Cranky Middle Manager Show. Today we’re talking Corporate Culture and how it’s the 800 pound gorilla inside your company. The book in question is The Fourth Factor, Managing Corporate [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager 123 The Dream Manager- Matthew Kelly The Cranky Middle Manager Show #123 (MP3 12.9MB 28:17 Min) To Listen in Your Browser, Double Click the Icon Below To Download For Later, Right Click Here and Save Today we’re talking to Matthew Kelly, author of The Dream Manager. Thanks to our listeners who suggested we get him on the show. Tech problems aside, it’s a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #122 Webmeetings and Startups DD Ganguly The Cranky Middle Manager Show 122 (MP3 13.6MB 29:38 Min) To Listen in Your Browser, Double Click the Icon Below To Download For Later- Right Click Here Welcome to the show. Today we’re talking webmeetings. You can join the FREE WEBINAR FOR CMM LISTENERS. “Managing Remote Employees- Using Webmebmeetings to Keep Them Engaged” is the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show 120- Handling Conflict with Gini Graham Scott The Cranky Middle Manager Show #120 (MP3 12.2 MB 26:31Min) To Listen In Your Browser, Double Click the Icon Below To Download For Later, Right Click Here Hello and welcome to our 120th show! Today we’re talking conflict and resolving Disagreements, Disputes and All Out War; 3 Simple Steps For Dealing With Any Kind of Conflict, with [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manger 119- One Foot Out the Door- Judith Bardwick The Cranky Middle Manager Show #119 (MP3 11.9MB 28:30Min) To Listen In Your Browser, Double Click the Icon Below To Download For Later, Right Click Here Hi everyone. Welcome to a truly unique episode of the Cranky Middle Manager Show. It’s unique in that I demonstrate what a real middle manager I am… I’ve been RIFfed from my [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show 118 We Are Smarter Than Me Barry Libert The Cranky Middle Manager Show #118 (MP3 13.8 MB 30:19Min) To Listen In Your Browser, Double Click the Icon Below To Download For Later, Right Click Here Howdy, today we follow up on Episode 95, when Rich Maltzman talked about Wearesmarter.org, and how they were writing a whole book based on a wiki. Well, the book is [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show 116- The Personal MBA with Josh Kaufman The Cranky Middle Manager Show #116 (MP3 16.1MB 35:21 Min) To Listen In Your Browser, Double Click the Icon Below To Download For Later, Right Click Here Welcome to a very cool episode of the show. If, like me, you don’t have a college degree the world can seem pretty limited, but it ain’t. There are lots [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show 115- First Time Managers with Gary Topchik The Cranky Middle Manager show #115 (MP3 12.9MB 28:31 Min) To Listen In Your Browser, Double Click The Icon Below To Download For Later, Right Click Here Welcome to the show, especially you first time managers or wannabes. It’s not too late to turn back…. okay now it is. You had your chance. Today we’re speaking to one [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show 111 3 Signs of a Miserable Job- Patrick Lencioni The Cranky Middle Manager #111 (MP3 13.4MB 29:16Min) To Listen In Your Browser, Double Click the Icon To Download For Later, Right Click Here Welcome to episode 111- another big shot guest on our little shot show. Don’t forget to subscribe to our newsletter, just email me wayne@crankymiddlemanger.com and put Subscribe in the subject line. Don’t forget to vote [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show 86- What Good Leadership Training Looks Like- Steve Farber The Cranky Middle Manager Show #086 (MP3 11.1MB 32:33Min) To Listen In Your Browser, Click The Icon Below Right Click Here To Download For Later Before we get into the show, please don’t forget to take the First Ever CMM Listener Survey. We plan to keep doing this show until we get it right. What do you want [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | The Cranky Middle Manager Show #59- Emotional Intelligence with Dr. Ben Palmer The Cranky Middle Manager Show #059 (MP3 10.8MB 31:37Min) Click Here To Listen In Your Browser Right Click Here To Download For Later Welcome to the show. Today we’re talking Emotional Intelligence which is not an oxymoron. The ability to read and understand other people is as important as any of our “4 Disciplines of Management”: Project [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |