Circles of Focus

Join Jed and Bob as they discuss how using simple tool of the Circle of Focus can help you better focus your efforts and get more done.

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Conducting Effective Meetings

Join Jed and Bob as they discuss how to improve your meetings using Wily Manager’s Four Points to Meeting Effectiveness.

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Negotiation: The Triangle of Satisfaction

Join Jed and Bob as they talk about how you can be much more successful whether you are negotiating a contract, or simply trying to change behaviors of your direct reports.

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Receiving Feedback: I Used To Be Conceited But Now I’m Perfect

Those that learn to accept the feedback of others improve their own performance and do better in organizations.  Join Jed and Bob as they talk about how to seek out and properly receive good feedback, and great ideas on how to get promoted.

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The Invisible Culture Gap: Doing Business in the US, the UK, Canada, and Australia/NZ

Join Jed and Bob as they talk about how business might be conducted differently between the US, the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.  Certain to offend some, and please nobody, don’t miss this podcast.

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My Boss Won’t Make a Decision

Join Jed and Bob as they discuss what happens when your boss won’t make a decision, why he might be unwilling to do so, and what you can do about it.

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Using Email as a Force for Good, not Evil

Join Jed and Bob as they discuss how you can get a grip on the email that gets sent to you, and how you can be a better at email etiquette to minimize the pain of those around you.

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Building Trust in Teams

This week the Wily Manager guys talk about building trust on teams.  If you’ve every been on a team that was a bit dysfunctional, then this week’s discussion will resonate with you.

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Describing Your Business – The Elevator Speech

If you’ve got 30 seconds to win someone over to an idea, a product, or your organization, are you ready to do so?  Thinking what you should have said after the fact won’t do you a lot of good.  Join the Wily Manager guys this week, as they discuss how to make your elevator pitch.

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The Art of Asking Questions

Join Jed & Bob as they discuss the power of asking great questions for individual leaders.  They also talk about how managers can ask better questions, and use “empowering questions” to their advantage.

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