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Episode Title: How to Take a Proper Holiday from Work Without Losing Connection
Recharge, Support Your Team, and Return Without the Dread

In this episode of The Manager Matt Podcast Show, we’re unpacking how to take a real break from work — the kind where you actually switch off, not sneak glances at your inbox between beach walks.

You'll learn:
 ✅ Why taking a holiday isn’t weakness — it’s smart leadership
 ✅ How to prepare your team so things don’t fall apart while you're gone
 ✅ Whether to stay lightly connected (or go full digital detox)
 ✅ How to return to work with clarity — not chaos

If you’ve ever felt guilty about switching off or struggled to get back into gear post-holiday, this one’s for you. Let’s turn your next break into a boost for both you and your team.

🎧 Tune in and take the first step toward better boundaries, smarter prep, and a healthier work-life rhythm.
 Now… when was the last time you booked a real break?

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🎙️ Top 5 Management Fads of the Past Decade (and What’s Next for 2025)
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In this episode, we're diving into the buzzwords, bandwagons, and bold ideas that swept through leadership circles—only to quietly fade away. From unlimited PTO and open-plan offices to Chief Happiness Officers and the rise (and stumble) of agile everything, we break down the Top 5 Management Fads of the Last Decade — why they caught on, why they didn’t stick, and what we’ve learned from them.

But we’re not stopping there.

We’re also looking ahead to the next wave of trends that could shape the way we lead in 2025 — from AI-powered decision-making to the rise of “quiet leadership” and remote-first incentives.

💡 What should stay?
 Real leadership fundamentals: clarity, listening, respect, and consistent communication.

🎧 Whether you're a seasoned leader or just getting started, this episode offers insight, reflection, and a healthy dose of common sense to cut through the noise and focus on what really works.

👉 Tune in now, and let’s make sure we lead with intention—not just trend.

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🎙️ Episode Title: How to Make Sure Your Processes Actually Stick (Even When You’re Not There)
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Welcome back to The Manager Matt Podcast — where we talk all things leadership, communication, and how to get results through people. I’m your host, Matthew Haddock, and today we’re diving into one of the biggest frustrations managers face:

Why do your teams stop following procedures the moment you step away — and how do you fix it for good?

In this episode, we explore:

✅ The real reasons systems fall apart when you're not present
✅ The common leadership mistakes that weaken consistency
✅ A five-step framework to embed procedures that actually stick
✅ What to do when people ignore the rules (without turning into the process police)

If you’ve ever returned from a break to find standards slipping or systems unraveling — this show is for you.

Let’s build a business culture where your processes survive and thrive without you having to constantly hover.

🎧 Tune in now — and don’t forget to like, rate, share, and subscribe for more practical management insight every week!

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When Pizza's Not Enough to Keep Your Teams Motivated Through Redundancy

Podcast Description:
Redundancies are tough—for everyone. In this episode of The Manager Matt Podcast, we get real about what truly motivates teams during uncertain times (hint: it’s not pizza). Join Matthew Haddock as he breaks down the myths of morale-boosting perks and shares practical, people-first strategies for leading through layoffs. From radical transparency to real-time recognition, learn how to support your team when it matters most.

🎧 Honest leadership. No fluff. No muffins. Just what works.
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Why Is Training Such a Waste of Time at Work?

Welcome back to The Manager Matt Podcast Show, where we talk all things management, leadership, communication, and what really drives team performance.

In this episode, I’m calling out the elephant in the training room: Why is so much workplace training a complete waste of time?

💸 Companies spend billions on employee development — but how much of that training actually sticks? If you've ever sat through a workshop and forgotten everything by Friday, you're not alone.

This week, I’m diving into:

• Why traditional corporate training fails (and how it's become a glorified checkbox exercise)
• The most common mistakes businesses make when rolling out training programs
• What actually works when it comes to learning that sticks — backed by science, psychology, and common sense

🧠 Plus, I’ll share the do’s and don’ts of effective training, how to make learning relevant and timely, and why managers play a crucial role in turning knowledge into action.

If you’re a leader who wants to stop wasting time and start building real capability in your teams, this episode is for you.

👇 Hit play and learn:

• How to make training practical, purposeful, and powerful
• Why spaced repetition, real-world relevance, and manager involvement are key
• What to do before, during, and after a training session to make it count

🚀 Don’t forget to like, rate, and share this episode with your team or HR partner — let’s fix training, one smart move at a time.

Until next time — train smarter, lead sharper.

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This week I focus on the key few weeks and months as a senior leader

The Dos and Don’ts of Becoming a New Senior Lead”, focusing on finding the right balance between rapid change and listening and learning.

So whether you’re walking into chaos, calm, or something in between, remember this:

Key Take Aways

✅ Do lead with humility and curiosity.
 ❌ Don’t fall into the trap of over-correcting or proving yourself too fast.
 ✅ Do make thoughtful, symbolic early changes.
 ❌ Don’t forget the human and emotional terrain.
 And above all—play the long game.

Because great leadership isn’t about fast moves. It’s about smart ones.

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The work world is never ending and we are always on the go, how do you ever get away from it without hitting the bottle.?

This weeks show gives you the practical tips to make sure you recharge your mental batteries and avoid the bad habbits.

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Another cross over episode which now asks the questions about what lean does do in your business and how it should be embraced

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This week I want to look at the counter argument of been a tough manager. I want to explore the idea of soft touch management and its benefits at getting the most out of people and delivering results.

How connections and understanding can get a team to go the extra mile day in and day out

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Back by popular demand, my weekly cross over episode on how to improve your business using lean business tools and techniques.

This week shows how you can use tools to find the waste in your place of work.

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In our management world we sometimes need to be tough as a good leader. But tough does not mean weak, it helps you support your team to be the best it can. Listen to this weeks show on how a tough manager can and will succeed.

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Another cross over show with the lean business improvement show. This weeks show looks at the idea of hearts and minds when it comes to business improvement. To get real buy in you need peoples commitment to the process 

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This episode was record on the move so apologies for the poor sound quality.

This week I look at the pressure you are under as a leader and how you can deal with it. Pressure comes with teh role but its how you handle self inflected and organisational pressure that makes you a better manager. 

Enjoy

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Another cross over with the lean business improvement show. Episode 4 looks at how to find waste in your business and start to use the tools to get rid of it.

Enjoy

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How many times do you heard a message or a slogan with 3 parts to it? Well its not a clever pattern that our brains pick up so well. The power of 3 can be used by you as a leader to deliver results, lead positively  and develop your team.

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This weeks cross over looks at how you show pre plan and plan business improvement work stream to get the best out of the process.

Enjoy

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As a leader you will at some point have to be in and be in the middle of a tough meeting.

You need to make sure it does not strike fear into you and make you inefficient. Listen to this weeks show on how to deal with the tough meeting situation as a pro.  

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Welcome to another cross over episode to my lean business improvement show.

Hope you enjoy 

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Knowing the culture of a business is important, you need to know how the place ticks. But if you go to far into the business you will start to fade away and be able to deliver results.

This week I look into how you can understand and avoid becoming a native.

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This week is a cross over show to introduce you to my other channel which focuses on how to become a lean business and remove waste

Please have a listen and send me your feedback

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Been put on a PIP can make you feel like your career is over but by keeping your head and having a plan will help you survive the process. In this week I will explore the process of how to work through a PIP with your manager to get the best result for you and your company.

Below are the 8 areas to consider within your PIP.

1.Understand the Expectations

2. Stay Positive and Open to Feedback

3. Focus on Improvement

4. Communicate Proactively

5. Demonstrate Your Commitment

6. Use the PIP as a Learning Experience

7. Stay Professional

8. Seek Support Outside of Work

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If you feel exhausted recruiting team member and when you get people they never stay, then you need to look at the 3C.

Connect, Care and Congratulate 

The best way to help keep your team is to work on a number of areas based around the 3Cs.

Have a listen to my ideas on the subject.

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Every member of your team will have talent, its up to you as the leader to make sure you are using the their talent wisely. If you dont get the balance right and set the right direction you are heading for failure. 

A talented team will be the key to your success as well as the success of the business.

Enjoy

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Practice makes perfect, Wrong, perfection is impossible. When you work with your teams you need to look at how you can create a culture of imperfect action. Move the business forward without falling in to the trap of looking for perfection

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What gets measured gets done is a good mantra to remember in leadership.

As a leader you need to make sure you give your teams a world class set of objectives to deliver. You cant just passed down your objectives they need to be true and set with the person in mind. Only through setting world class objectives can you get world class results.

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I know we dont want to think of our jobs as leaders are boring but we need to make sure we are consistent in our approach and execution of work tasks.

We the right level of consistent and sometime boring controls you will achieve great things in your role and deliver results. 

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We all get it sometimes, the feeling we are not go enough or we are in over our heads.

As a leader this feeling can be hard to shake and can lead to stress and a feeling of loneliness. This week I talk about how you can deal with these natural feelings and hopefully move on t deliver results. 

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This weeks show examines the idea of were you should and should not firefight as a Leader. It looks at how you have a culture of great problem solvers can drive behaviours which never fixes the problems . Some times you need to put fires out but you need to prevent them in the fire place

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This week I look at the way you should use hard and soft data to drive performance with your teams.
Look at how hard data is more easy to find and control, but you should not over look the hows and not just the whats of your team memebrs.

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There is no way of not facing into the fact that labour is a cost to every business and will mean as aleder you will have to make some hard choices.

In this weeks cast I speak about the way you can approach labour savings and how you will need to save the money to save the business in 2025.

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If you are not consistent as a manager, your team will see right through you.
You need to turn up and do the hard yards everyday and drive your team.

Set the culture and work ethic of your team.

Make sure you are aware of teh ripples you send out as a manager.

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Why are we so Busy but we are not Productive. This happens when your not organised and allow other to take over your working day. This show explians how to change that and take control.

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Life, both work and at home throw you an number of curved balls. We have to be able to deal with these as a leader. In this weeks show I examine the ways to look at challenges and how to push pause on really difficult times.

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This week its all about how you can identify and correct your habit loops in work and at home.
New year, new you means you need to start some good habits and get rid of poor habits.

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A chance to look back at 2024 and see what casts were tip of your list.
I also speak about my year in business and whats been the highs and lows of self emplyment.

Thank you so much for listen.

Please share and let others know about the show.

cheers

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The Apple TV program Severance shows a world where you can have a chip implanted in the brain to separate work and home life. In some industries this already happens, when people come to work and leave their brains in the locker room.
This week I want to talk about how you can harness these peoples intelligence and problem solving abilities in the right way to deliver sustainable results.

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The words that make a managers blood runs cold, "Its Not My Job"
These words are linked to a team member that dont really understand their role and the importances of the work they need to get done.

This week I look at how you should react and deal with teh dreaded words, its not my job.

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There is always a real chance of not getting your dream job, despite all the preparation and practice. 

In this episode I explore how to deal with rejection in the most professional way.

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This week I continue my series on job interviews by exploring the best way to answer the common interview question. 
I will look at how to pit over your confidence without. een to polished and how to answer the dreaded weakness question.

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Making sure you can impress and get the job is the primary function of a job interview. You will need to make sure you use the correct language to sell your self. In this episode I look at the top power words you sould get into the converation to get the dream job you want.

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Thank you so much for listening, I have now done over 4 years and 250 episodes. Today I look at what I have learnt and how the podcast has helped me and other be better leaders.

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80% of men say they could land a plane if asked on a flight.
As leader you need to balance the confidence of stepping forward to meet challenges and taking on something you cant do. In this episode looks at how you can get projects delivered when asked but know when to say no.

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This week I look at the way people change or dont change at work. What is in it for them and how do you as a leader get the change done.
I will examine the change curve and the way you can support your teams through change.
Change is always aroudn us so we n=better get the skills to deal with it.

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We are emotional animals, so we will have emotions at work. The real art as a manager is to make sure your passion does not over spill into negative actions.
Taking time to let the emotion pass and make sound decisions is what true leaders do very well.

Have a listen and send me your feedabck. 

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How to build trust and loyalty in your team is the key to your success as a leader. Get it wrong and you might not make it out of probation. Lone wolfs dont lead, make sure you plan your recruitment and first few months to makes sure new managers succeed.

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This week I explore the feeling of not been good enough as a leader. Why do you feel that others think you poor at management and what is the real reason others look down on your sytle.

I look at the idea of imposter syndrome and business BS. Finally I give soem practice leads to help you understand your not half bad at your job.

Ps, Apologies for the doggy BS sound effects 

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The world has a problem with trust. In politics, social media and leadership we dont trust people. Theres a good reason why trust has eroded in management and thats because people are not honest and we can see through them.

This week I examine trust in leaders and how to build it with your teams.

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This weeks show looks at how the use of criticism can really affect your relationship with your team. It examines how you should use more feedback to make sure you land improvements in the right way

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Do we think politics is alive an kicking at work? How do we manage people who are better at politics than you? Is it possible to avoid politics but keep progressing up the ladder and not out the door.  

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People are human, thankfully, so people have emotions. Not only away from work but in work. How do we as leaders manage other emotions and our own to get results. This week I look at the best way to see emotional situations at work and how managers can use tools to reduce problems associated.

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