Tired of management theory? Want to learn specific skills to help improve your management performance? Then Manager Tools is the podcast for you! Manager Tools is a weekly business podcast focused on helping professionals become more effective managers and leaders. Each week, we discuss specific actions for professionals to take to achieve their desired management and career objectives. Manager Tools won Best Business Podcast Award in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2012 as well as the People's Choice ...
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In The Pews is a collection of interviews with people of the Catholic Church, both clergy and lay people.
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Part 2 of our updated guidance on the Manager Tools Coaching Model.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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The Principal of Cathedral High School (Houston, TX) tells us about her growth in faith and music, learning from Fr. Columba Kelly, her life as an educator, as well as the philosophy & vision of Cathedral High School. In The Pews is a show that features the lives and inspirational stories of some of the church’s faithful servants. LISTEN to the aud…
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Part 1 of our updated guidance on the Manager Tools Coaching Model.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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Our founders, Mark Horstman and Michael Auzenne, introduce the Manager Tools chatbot and share features, development details, and benefits for professional individual contributors, managers, and executives.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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The pastor of Holy Rosary Catholic Church & School (Rosenberg, TX) details his vocation story, from his early formation to his struggles in the seminary, to his various assignments as a priest. He tells us all about managing a small but rapidly growing parish and school as well as a mission church. In The Pews is a show that features the lives and …
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Part 3 of our updated guidance on how to gradually implement The Manager Tools Management Trinity (One on Ones, Feedback, Coaching, and Delegation). When managers try to implement all the tools all at once it can end in disaster. Most of us can only learn one new significant skill at a time. And that goes for our directs, too: they're learning alon…
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Part 2 of our updated guidance on how to gradually implement The Manager Tools Management Trinity (One on Ones, Feedback, Coaching, and Delegation). When managers try to implement all the tools all at once it can end in disaster. Most of us can only learn one new significant skill at a time. And that goes for our directs, too: they're learning alon…
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We get to know one of the filmmakers behind "Love God's Will", the film about Fr. Ryan Stawaisz. She tells us about how filmmaking helped grow her faith, the documentaries she helped make about Medjugorje, as well as shooting and releasing the movie about Fr. Ryan's inspiring life. In The Pews is a show that features the lives and inspirational sto…
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Part 1 of our updated guidance on how to gradually implement The Manager Tools Management Trinity (One on Ones, Feedback, Coaching, and Delegation). When managers try to implement all the tools all at once it can end in disaster. Most of us can only learn one new significant skill at a time. And that goes for our directs, too: they're learning alon…
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Part 3 of our guidance describing the most effective method of letting your directs know how they are performing: Feedback. Feedback shows someone the impact of their behavior, allowing them to change ineffective actions or continue doing things that help the team achieve its goals.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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Part 2 of our guidance describing the most effective method of letting your directs know how they are performing: Feedback. Feedback shows someone the impact of their behavior, allowing them to change ineffective actions or continue doing things that help the team achieve its goals.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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We check in with Fr. Richard, the Vocation Director of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston about his successor, the life of the late Fr. Ryan Stawaisz, the movie "Love God's Will", and how to properly discern religious life. In The Pews is a show that features the lives and inspirational stories of some of the church’s faithful servants. LISTEN to…
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Part 1 of our guidance describing the most effective method of letting your directs know how they are performing: Feedback. Feedback shows someone the impact of their behavior, allowing them to change ineffective actions or continue doing things that help the team achieve its goals.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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Part 3 of our detailed guidance on how to conduct the most important "manager tool" we've ever known or seen: Manager Tools One On Ones. These meetings help managers build trust, the professional measurement that correlates better than any other with results and retention.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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Part 2 of our detailed guidance on how to conduct the most important "manager tool" we've ever known or seen: Manager Tools One On Ones. These meetings help managers build trust, the professional measurement that correlates better than any other with results and retention.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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The Youth Minister of Holy Rosary Catholic Church and School (Rosenberg, Texas) tells us about her convert parents, her career as a youth minister, her unwanted divorce and struggle to recover as a single mother. In The Pews is a show that features the lives and inspirational stories of some of the church’s faithful servants. LISTEN to the audio of…
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Part 1 of our detailed guidance on how to conduct the most important "manager tool" we've ever known or seen: Manager Tools One On Ones. These meetings help managers build trust, the professional measurement that correlates better than any other with results and retention.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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Part 2 of our chapter two guidance on meetings for the proactive manager.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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The Vocation Director of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word (Houston, TX) shares her refugee story, her life as a career woman and her unlikely calling to religious life. In The Pews is a show that features the lives and inspirational stories of some of the church’s faithful servants. LISTEN to the audio of our podcasts at http://www.inth…
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Part 1 of our chapter two guidance on meetings for the proactive manager.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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Part 2 of our chapter one guidance on reporting for the proactive manager.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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The parents of the late Father Ryan Stawaisz tell us about their family's faith life, their son's battles with cancer, his priestly discernment, and the movie about his life. In The Pews is a show that features the lives and inspirational stories of some of the church’s faithful servants. LISTEN to the audio of our podcasts at http://www.inthepewss…
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Part 1 of our chapter one guidance on reporting for the proactive manager.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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Part 2 of our guidance on how to choose a managerial successor.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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Part 1 of our guidance on how to choose a managerial successor.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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The Director of the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis tells us about her Creole background, her family's experience with racial integration, finding her way back to God and her varied work for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. In The Pews is a show that features the lives and inspirational stories of some of the church’s faithful servants…
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You're going to get chewed out by your boss in public. It happens. Don't do anything publicly.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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Part 2 of our guidance on what to do when your directs tell you they are too busy.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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Part 1 of our guidance on what to do when your directs tell you they are too busy.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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Returning to the show is International Speaker and Youth Minister, Mike Gormley, to tell us about his work with "That Man Is You", ramping up his speaking engagements, his various podcasts, his work prison ministry and more! In The Pews is a show that features the lives and inspirational stories of some of the church’s faithful servants. LISTEN to …
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Our guidance on how to handle a sudden demotion.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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Part 2 of our guidance on educating your directs on performance reviews early.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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Part 1 of our guidance on educating your directs on performance reviews early.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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The principal of Holy Rosary Catholic School (Rosenberg, TX) tells us about her Catholic upbringing, her career as a school administrator, as well as her "diamond-in-the-rough" school. In The Pews is a show that features the lives and inspirational stories of some of the church’s faithful servants. LISTEN to the audio of our podcasts at http://www.…
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Part 2 of our guidance on the salary discussions 2x2 matrix tool.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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Just because a direct’s performance is exceptional doesn’t mean that they deserve a raise, believe it or not. Employee performance is only half of the equation.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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You're going to get asked yes or no questions, and there are only three effective answers. Anything else is unprofessional, and what might be interpreted as weak. There's a difference between asked, "How's the project" - Inevitably, "fine;" and, "Are you 100% green this week?' Better questions get better answers. And when a professional gets a bett…
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The president of Cathedral High School (Houston, TX) tells us about his non-denominational upbringing, his conversion to Catholicism and his calling as an educator. In The Pews is a show that features the lives and inspirational stories of some of the church’s faithful servants. LISTEN to the audio of our podcasts at http://www.inthepewsshow.com or…
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Our Hall of Fame guidance on how to think more creatively about annual planning goals.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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Our Hall Of Fame guidance on how to start setting annual goals, and why we do not like "SMART" goals.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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Part 2 of our guidance on rebranding feedback.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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A WSJ article says the word “feedback” is too stressful for some, and recommends calling it something else. We disagree.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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Part 3 of our guidance on working with an administrative assistant, updated for remote, hybrid, and shared assistants.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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National speaker Dr. Alex Gotay Jr. discusses his rough upbringing, his conversion to Catholicism, and his path to becoming a sought-out speaker & youth minister. In The Pews is a show that features the lives and inspirational stories of some of the church’s faithful servants. LISTEN to the audio of our podcasts at http://www.inthepewsshow.com or s…
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Part 2 of our guidance on working with an administrative assistant, updated for remote, hybrid, and shared assistants.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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Part 1 of our guidance on working with an administrative assistant, updated for remote, hybrid, and shared assistants.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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It's the end of the year. Most managers we know are thinking about the holidays... and annual reviews. After years of managing, training and consulting, we've concluded this is one of the most poorly managed and implemented processes we're aware of. It's not hard to do, but for plenty of (bad) reasons, managers just don't handle this responsibility…
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It's the end of the year. Most managers we know are thinking about the holidays... and annual reviews. After years of managing, training and consulting, we've concluded this is one of the most poorly managed and implemented processes we're aware of. It's not hard to do, but for plenty of (bad) reasons, managers just don't handle this responsibility…
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Our follow-up interview with Fr. Rick of St. Bartholomew Catholic Church (Katy, TX) on his legal status, the departure of his pastor, the theft of the St. Bart’s tabernacle & more. In The Pews is a show that features the lives and inspirational stories of some of the church’s faithful servants. LISTEN to the audio of our podcasts at http://www.inth…
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Part 10 of our Manager Tools guidance on how to action Engagement Survey results question by question.By Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman
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