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On this episode of Management Development Unlocked, Eric welcomes Anca Enache, founder of 3P Impact Consulting. Anca helps purpose-driven small- and medium-sized companies create a competitive advantage by revealing the environmental, social, and governance risks and opportunities that may impact their business.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

1. Anca Enache’s work in sustainability alongside purpose-driven companies.
2. The definition of a business continuity plan at the team level and how it can help a company.
3. A real-life example of the benefits of a continuity plan.
4. The six components of an effective team-level business continuity plan.
5. The steps required to implement a continuity plan.
6. Anca’s work as a consultant.

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LinkedIn

Website

Email

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On today’s episode of Management Development Unlocked, Eric shares part three of this six-part series from his book, Lead Like a Pro: The Essential Guide for New Managers. Featuring chapters three and four, you’ll hear why it’s important to set SMART goals for your team, Eric’s brainstorming guidelines for setting team goals, and why you should be performing weekly one-on-one meetings with team members. Eric also shares why you must learn how to delegate effectively and how it can improve your relationship with your team. You’ll also hear about the six levels of initiative that can help bring out the best in everyone, along with Eric’s tips for helping you decide what to delegate.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

1. Creating clear goals for your team and how you benefit from them.
2. Understanding the purpose behind a goal and the four components behind a good goal.
3. SMART goals: specific, measurable, achievable (or aligned), relevant (or resourced), and time-bound (or trackable).
4. The benefits of SMART goals for new managers and how to set them in three simple steps.
5. Questions you can ask to identify a SMART goal.
6. Eric’s eight brainstorming guidelines for setting team goals.
7. Setting one-on-one weekly meetings with team members to make progress toward goals.
8. Altering SMART goals to fit your organization’s needs.
9. Learning to delegate tasks to your team effectively and how it can improve your relationship with your team.
10. The benefits of effective delegation and some reasons managers fail to delegate.
11. The ten commandments for effective delegation.
12. Delegating the right tasks to the right people and how to determine if a team member is ready for the task at hand.
13. The six levels of initiative, encouraging higher-level thinking from team members, and bringing out the best in everyone.
14. Eric’s tips for deciding what could be delegated to your team.

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Knowing what motivates you and your team members can be a huge advantage as a manager.

On this episode of Management Development Unlocked, Eric sits down with Will Goldstein-Mahon to discuss the differences between engagement and motivation and why leaders have to know what motivates and demotivates their teams. Will is the Director of Learning and Organization Development at Jordan’s Furniture. He has been in the L&D space for 20 years, focusing on leadership development and new hires.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

1. The differences between engagement and motivation and how they overlap.
2. Why leaders need to understand what motivates and demotivates their teams.
3. How the interview process can help new managers address motivation with their employees.
4. The discomfort of discussing what demotivates each employee individually.
5. Creating an environment where a leader can assign tasks motivating each team member.
6. How effective leaders can find ways to bring more positives to a team member’s role and offer creative solutions to avoid demotivating environments.
7. The seven dimensions of motivation and how they relate to the roles we pursue at work.
8. Applying your natural motivators in your personal and professional lives.
9. Resisting the urge to attempt to motivate others with what motivates you.
10. Developing individualized follow-ups to ensure everyone on the team is on the same page.

Connect with Will Goldstein-Mahon:

LinkedIn

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On today’s episode of Management Development Unlocked, Eric welcomes guest Tammy Alvarez to the show to talk about her new book, Escaping the Career Trap. Tammy is the founder and CEO of Career Winners Circle, where they empower business leaders to make a big impact and love every Monday again. They focus on helping people navigate a career step into leadership roles, run businesses in a way that energizes them, and get back to loving getting started on Monday.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

1. Tammy’s book, which was written for those who have lost their ambition, and what she wants you to take away from it.
2. The change in perspectives over the past five years and why there is always opportunity in times of chaos.
3. Small, incremental changes to move forward faster.
4. The mid-career funk and how to transform it into something that’s thriving and energizes you.
5. Why Tammy Alvarez is emphatic in her book about never hating Mondays again.
6. The struggles new leaders experience and the impact finding your joy and playing to your strengths can have on your performance at work.
7. Her reasoning for being raw and honest in the book and keeping it approachable.
8. Becoming the CEO of your career and why that changes everything.
9. Tammy’s speaking engagements and what her focus is.

Connect with Tammy Alvarez:

Get the Escaping the Career Trap book

Career Winners Circle website

LinkedIn

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On today’s Management Development Unlocked, Eric interviews his former colleague Melissa Sheehan, a marketing expert based in San Francisco, California. Melissa currently works in the talent marketing and employer brand space for a global technology company, where she helps attract and engage employees. Melissa’s background spans various areas of marketing, ranging from brand to communications, demand generation, and talent marketing. She is passionate about building brands from the inside out and making work meaningful and enjoyable for teams.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

1. Why communication is a crucial skill for managers and the foundation of strong, productive relationships at work.
2. Examples of missteps managers often make in communication—especially with their teams—and the impact of the power dynamic at play.
3. Melissa Sheehan’s tips for gauging how your team is feeling in a situation.
4. The impact missteps can make on relationships with your team and the potential implications they can have.
5. The characteristics of a leader who is also a successful communicator.
6. Humanizing your communications by embracing your unique voice and tone.
7. Communicating with an inclusive lens and listening to and getting to know communities you are not a part of.

Connect with Melissa Sheehan:

LinkedIn

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Today’s episode of Management Development Unlocked features Mamie Kanfer Stewart. Mamie is an expert on meetings, including when and how to make them effective, engaging, and enjoyable. Mamie hosts The Modern Manager podcast and is the author of Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging, and Enjoyable Meetings. She is a coach and hosts trainings and workshops on meetings. She also has a membership and courses to help managers become their best selves and do their best work.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

1. The number one thing to do before holding a meeting and why its outcome must be clear.
2. Questions to ask before scheduling a meeting and deciding whether a different communication method might be more effective.
3. The seven reasons to hold a meeting and one reason not to.
4. Best practices for starting a meeting and completing it early or on time.
5. The three things you can do to end a meeting on a high note.
6. Why consistency matters for meeting notes and can be used as an active tool in your work.
7. The challenges of using transcription services to take meeting notes.
8. Debunking two common myths about meetings.
9. Some questions to ask if you’re struggling with meeting attendees multitasking during meetings.
10. Mamie Kanfer Stewart’s Modern Manager Skills Accelerator program to help develop your skills as a manager.

Connect with Mamie Kanfer Stewart:

The Modern Manager

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Today’s episode of Management Development Unlocked features Alexa Chilcutt, a professor of executive education at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and Texas Christian University. Alexa is also an executive coach who works one-on-one with professionals and is an expert on executive presence.

Eric and Alexa focus on executive presence (EP) in this episode, defining it and naming some of its personality traits. They also cover what it means to believe someone has EP, the importance of a great first impression, and why a lack of executive presence can prevent your career from progressing. Alexa explains the importance of self-awareness surrounding your non-verbal communication, ten character qualities of someone with executive presence, and her tips for developing a positive EP.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

1. The definition of executive presence and the personality traits it consists of.
2. Identifying who you believe has executive presence and why a great first impression and authenticity matter.
3. Aligning who you are with what’s important to the organization or the position you seek.
4. How a lack of executive presence can prevent you from advancing your career.
5. The initial first impressions you might have of someone who has executive presence.
6. Having self-awareness about your non-verbal communication and learning how to improve them.
7. Ten characteristics of executive presence, why those qualities aren’t necessarily positive, and shifting perceptions of your executive presence.
8. Alexa Chilcutt’s tips for developing an executive presence.
9. Her questions for Eric about the biggest challenges new managers face as they shift into leadership roles.

Connect with Alexa Chilcutt:

LinkedIn

Joe Navarro on Confidence

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Today, on Management Development Unlocked, Eric sits down with Jimmy Burroughes, founder and CEO of Jimmy Burroughes Leadership. His company focuses on turning busy, overworked, and overwhelmed managers into high-impact leaders. Jimmy achieves this using his books, a podcast, and 400-500 workshops annually. Those workshops include facilitated conversations, seminars, and webinars that allow people to learn in the flow of work. Jimmy’s team consists of around 460 associates and facilitators.

Eric and Jimmy’s conversation focuses on why we’re working so much harder in today’s corporate world, the three factors contributing to a leadership perfect storm in the post-COVID world, tips for overcoming burnout, and the enormous costs of multitasking. You won't want to miss this episode if you’re a manager experiencing a lack of engagement on your team.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

1. Jimmy Burroughes’ leadership development company and its mission to help overwhelmed and overworked managers become high-impact leaders.
2. Jimmy’s theory on why we’re working much harder today than our parents did and the impact of being bombarded with all this information.
3. The three factors creating a perfect leadership storm in the post-COVID world.
4. Two reasons leaders are struggling to lead in the hybrid work and remote work environment.
5. Lack of engagement from employees and the critical mass point they’re reaching.
6. Increasing burnout, why just “working harder” doesn’t resolve the issue, and how it impacts aspects of your entire life.
7. The huge costs of multitasking.
8. Jimmy’s podcast, The High Performance Leader, his upcoming new book, “Escape the Multi-tasking Trap,” and his first book, “Beat Burnout, Ignite Performance.”

Connect with Jimmy Burroughes:

Website

LinkedIn

Beat Burnout, Ignite Performance

Escape the Multi-tasking Trap

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On this episode of Management Development Unlocked, Eric sits down with Heli Nehama Ozery, founder and CEO of Artemis OD, a management consulting firm based in Silicon Valley. For the past 15 years, Heli has been working with global companies to help them elevate performance and productivity while fostering employee growth. Heli is passionate about making learning experiential and creating “aha” moments. She also trains trainers and learning experts on how to do the same thing.

Eric and Heli’s conversation encompasses several topics, including navigating friendships at work when you become a manager, setting boundaries between work and your personal life, and creating a harmonious environment amid competition.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

1. Heli Nehama Ozery’s work with global companies to elevate performance and productivity and her passion for making learning experiential.
2. Her experience navigating friendships at work after moving into a leadership role.
3. Some of the common challenges new managers face when they manage their peers or friends and why people pleasers struggle more.
4. The two main things required for managers to be most effective in dealing with a friend at work without losing the friendship.
5. Setting clear boundaries between work and friendship.
6. Immediately addressing issues to achieve resolution instead of letting them fester.
7. Fostering a positive and collaborative team culture when there is competition at work and empathy’s role in smoothing things over.
8. Avoiding resentment at work, building trust, and gaining support from others.
9. Some successful strategies and best practices for overcoming conflict and creating a harmonious environment.
10. Heli’s leadership development program for organizations and how it can help.

Connect with Heli Nehama Ozery:

LinkedIn

Artemis Organizational Development

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On this episode of Management Development Unlocked, Eric explores the five key habits of winning leaders with guest Rusty Fulling. Rusty is the founder and CEO of Fulling Management & Accounting, based in Olathe, Kansas. Fulling Management & Accounting serves business leaders around the country in the accounting space, helping them gain clarity, grow profits, and gain peace of mind.

Eric and Rusty start their conversation by exploring how consistency in leadership and being “boring” can create a more positive impact. They cover the three values consistency can produce, why managers should practice curiosity with their teams, and the differences between mentors, influencers, and coaches. You’ll also hear why setting boundaries is important as a mentor or mentee, the role effective listening plays in boosting a team’s morale, and Rusty’s advice for people who believe their companies aren’t pouring into or helping them grow.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

1. Consistency in leadership and why the “boring” can help create a more positive impact.
2. Three values that consistency can produce: respect, integrity, and authenticity.
3. Why managers should practice curiosity with their teams and the results it can produce.
4. How you can apply curiosity to leadership, your business, and your community.
5. The differences between a mentor, influencer, and coach.
6. Where to look for a great mentor in personal, business, and spiritual.
7. Becoming a mentor or a mentee as a manager, its benefits, and setting boundaries around those relationships.
8. Effective listening and the role it plays in boosting a team’s morale.
9. Recognizing a team member’s accomplishments based on their personality.
10. Rusty Fulling’s advice for people whose companies aren’t pouring into or helping them grow.
11. Resources Rusty recommends for working on personal and professional growth.

Connect with Rusty Fulling:

LinkedIn

Fulling Management & Accounting website

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