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ManagerMirror S6E8: Trainer Teacher Manager with Colleen Perry
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GetBridge Manager of Customer Success and Gainsight Administrator Colleen Cunningham Perry joins me discussing her journey from the training department to people-leadership. She talks about evolution of leadership style, and shares a respectful meeting cycle she uses with her teams.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S6E7: Modeling Curiosity with Rachel Bradshaw
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Google Marketplace Strategic Initiatives Manager Rachel Bradshaw joins me discussing how she’s influenced product development as a stakeholder. She also shares her 3 pillars for of career assessment and a model she follows for creating new roles.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S6E6: Leader with a Cause with Janssen Lemley
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Boy Scouts of America Director of Development Janssen Lemley joins me sharing tough lessons he’s learned making staff decisions, and he walks us through how he prepares his employees to be brand ambassadors at any time.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S6E5: Theology of Business with Dr. Rebekah Pinchback
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Rochester Christian University Business School Dean Dr. Rebekah Pinchback joins me discussing her Theology of Business. Hear her approach to staff mission alignment, and learn the mechanisms she uses for employee development.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S6E4: Managing Authenticity with Juan Longoria
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Zillow Director of Client Services Juan Longoria joins me discussing mechanisms to stay consistently authentic, and he walks us through how he uses video as a messaging tool with his staff!By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S6E3: Relationship Investment with George Schultz
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Fetch Package COO George Schultz joins me discussing tips on investing in employee & stakeholder relationships along with a few mechanisms he uses to stay close to production.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S6E2: A Force For Good with Logan Mallory
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Motivosity Vice President of Marketing Logan Mallory joins me discussing mechanisms for evolving teams including setting initial expectations, choosing your culture, and relationship resets.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S6E1: Managers be REAL with Nicole Townsend
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Proven retail industry corporate team builder, leadership consultant, and now top author Nicole Townsend joins me discussing "leading with heart and mind" and her new book, “Just Be Real: A Manager's Field Guide to Making Work Count for Employees and Companies."By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S5E13: Moderation in Leadership with Anthony Kunz
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SYCN Auto Logistics Vice President of Operations Anthony Kunz joins me discussing how he applies moderation in his leadership, and he walks us through tips he uses to stay consistent with sharing the “why” to keep staff engaged.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S5E12: Managers adapt to Staff with Gerard Valerio
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Former Salesforce Solutions Engineering Director Gerard Valerio joins me discussing the importance of adapting your communication style to your staff, and he shares tips on how to identify those styles. Gerard also walks us through some unique ways to invest in ongoing learning with both company and private resources.…
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ManagerMirror S5E11: Messaging, Storytelling & Data with Nate Vogel
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Gong Global Vice President Nate Vogel joins me discussing how he engages senior leaders in change-messaging, measuring the impact of enablement, and a little on storytelling with data.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S5E10: Up or Out with Tania San Miguel-Bounds
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Amazon Business Senior Sales Leader Tania San Miguel-Bounds joins me as we deep dive the old “Up or Out” concept. She walks us through the G.R.O.W. coaching method, ice cream conversations, and the Tree of Legacy!By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S5E9: Managing to Agreement with Katie Breault
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YUPRO Senior Vice President of Growth and Impact Katie Breault joins me discussing how she removes ego from her management work, managing to agreement, and how she uses those personality tests with her staff.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S5E8: Frontline Leadership with Hannah Pencek
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Vonage Manager of Commercial Sales Hannah Pencek joins me discussing how she leads by example in ongoing learning, and how she shares both positive & corrective feedback with her staff.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S5E7: Balancing Nice with Pressure with Julie Fox
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FloQast Senior Manager of Customer Success Julie Fox joins me discussing how she teaches her staff to create a growth mindset and lean into pressure.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S5E6: Prepare Before You Talk with Rich Adams
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Former Zoom Sales Enablement Manager and current start-up business consultant Rich Adams joins me discussing how he prepares before employee conversations. He also shares some techniques he uses to help stay focused on developing employees before numbers.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S5E5: Overcommunicate with Josh Desmond
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HungerRush Vice President of Sales, Josh Desmond joins me discussing his “overcommunicating” techniques, and how he applies the HEAT model to stay true to servant leadership!By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S5E4: Success by Questions with Justin Clark
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EVI Industries Vice President of Sales Justin Clark joins me discussing “Be - Do - Have”, and he walks us through how he invests in his standout employees.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S5E3: Sponsorship and Invention with Komal Khatri
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United Health Group Invention Program Director Komal Khatri joins me discussing a deeper definition of employee sponsorship, and she shares how she promotes invention among her team.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S5E2: Data and Human Beings with Rob Luther
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Seamless.AI Director of Sales Development Rob Luther joins me discussing the importance of being the same person at work as you are at home. He talks about why he measures “exposure to failure”, and a concept he calls disturbing complacency.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S5E1: Developing Managers with Barbara Pawar
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Avanade Managing Director Barbara Pawar discusses her approach to developing other managers, and she shares some tips on improving diversity among an organization's leadership ranks!By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S4E16: Proverbs for Leadership with Sean Litvak
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“LITVAK LEADERSHIP LIVE” host Sean Litvak returns to share the personal leadership philosophies that went in to his new book, “Proverbs for Leadership” due out in January 2023.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S4E15: Network and Brand with Matt Ryan
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Upwork Vice President Matt Ryan discusses the impact your network and brand have on the success of your team along with how he encourages innovation.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S4E14: Its YOUR Watch with Mike Abrashoff
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Best Selling Author and former US Navy Captain Mike Abrashoff shares people leadership lessons from his book, “Its Your Ship”. Mike discusses his learnings from balancing six missions in the Persian Gulf simultaneously, and he walks us through how he applied some "no-brainer" mechanisms to improve the promotion opportunities for his staff.…
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ManagerMirror S4E13: Bright Spots & Hot Spots with Carla Harmon
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Monroe Mitchell, LLC Managing Director Carla Harmon joins me discussing People, Process, Tools, and Insights from Data. She also shares her bright spot / hot spot analysis.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S4E12: Coaching Problem Solving with Kim Albarella
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TikTok interim Head of Global Security Kim Albarella joins me sharing how she coaches for problem solving and tips on avoiding managing via gossip.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S4E11: Plant Lessons with Nick Turnbull
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Kraft Heinz Plant Manager Nick Turnbull joins me sharing what he’s learned about how his decisions impact staff and nuances between education and hands-on experience.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S4E10: Empowering Their Destiny with David Bell
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One of my personal mentors, Randstad National Director David Bell, joins me for my 50th episide! David discusses specific steps he uses to empower employees and coach them toward their own professional destiny.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S4E9: Soldiers, Volunteers & Employees with Ryan McKennedy
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Rivian End-of-Line Assembly Manager Ryan McKennedy joins me discussing nuances he’s learned leading soldiers in the military, volunteers in nonprofit, and corporate employees. You’ll hear him talk about vocally setting expectations for language his team uses, and he shares some questions he's used to successfully drive behavior change.…
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ManagerMirror S4E8: Retail Leadership Lessons with Aaron Owen
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Verizon Enterprise Sales Operations Manager Aaron Owen joins me sharing some tough lessons he learned leading teams in retail and discussing techniques to balance accountability with genuine employee well-being.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S4E7: Focused Coaching with Kristy Sharrow
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Quikly Vice President of Marketing Kristy Sharrow joins me discussing clarity in focus with her employees, and she walks us through how to build intentional themes for employee coaching sessions.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S4E6: Writing It Down with Megan Bowen
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Refine Labs COO Megan Bowen joins me discussing her people management journey. She shares her learnings on hiring and specific techniques to apply journaling as a mechanism for self-reflection.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S4E5: Define Your Style with Nicole Townsend
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Proven Retail and Services industry Vice President and current Experience Counts founder Nicole Townsend joins me discussing how she defines her management style and the importance of written clarity with staff.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S4E4: Soft Skills Goals with Eric Hess
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Senior Software Engineering Manager Eric Hess joins me discussing his techniques for goal setting and how he includes soft skills in those goals.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S4E3: Strategy & Journey Lines with Marjorie Abdelkrime
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VMware Senior Director Marjorie Abdelkrime joins me sharing her approach to strategic decision making and she introduces the Journey Line concept!By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S4E2: Career Donuts and Automation with Avi Lax
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International expansion expert and tech sales leader Avi Lax joins me discussing the career development donut, automation versus headcount growth and his thoughts on moving from Manager to IC roles.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S4E1: Influence and Focus with Becky Bui
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Respected tech industry sales leader Becky Bui joins me discussing the importance of expanding your management influence to help develop your team, and she offers tips to avoid micromanaging!By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S3E15: Hypergrowth with Bob Blount
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Proven sales leader, corporate growth expert, and past ManagerMirror guest Bob Blount returns to discuss techniques for leading people through hypergrowth.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S3E14: Humanize from Top Down with Molly Gardner
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Ava Robotics Director of Marketing Molly Gardner joins me to share her experiences with corporate and start up team development. She discusses humanizing employees from the top down and how she considers diverse perspectives.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S3E13: Earn Trust with Ernest Arambula
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Amazon Senior Manager Ernest Arambula shares specific techniques he uses to build trust with his teams and discusses his journey to drive DEI.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S3E12: Lessons from the Manager Simulator with Matt Confer
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Abilitie Vice President and veteran TEDx leadership presenter Matt Confer walks us through how he builds trust with his employees and he shares learnings on decision making from the manager simulator!By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S3E11: From Performer to Leader with Lauren Bailey
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Factor 8 President Lauren Bailey deep dives the transition from sales producer into effective manager including tips on leading remotely and call coaching.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S3E10: Management as a Skill with Dave Heisey
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VP of Engineering and C-Suite whisperer Dave Heisey shares learnings from his corporate career and consulting journey.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S3E9: Self-Awareness with Sean Litvak
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Vonachen Group Vice President Sean Litvak shares how listening and self-awareness has improved his leadership impact.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S3E8: Stakeholder Inclusion with Stephanie Cocumelli
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Retail Industry C-Suite veteran Stephanie Cocumelli shares her thoughts on the importance of including internal stakeholders in project development and setting employee expectations.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S3E7: Training Leaders with Matt Boschi
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Award-winning corporate training expert Matt Boschi shares how he leads a team and how he trains others to lead a team.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S3E6: Business Relationships with Jeff Reeves
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Top HR organizational strategist Jeff Reeves shares his corporate journey and tips on building business relationship trust through listening.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S3E5: Boundaries and Coaching with Dawn Burke
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Human Resource team builder Dawn Burke talks about leadership lessons from the theater, the importance of boundaries, and offers employee feedback tips.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S3E4: Delegating for Empowerment with Katie Mellor
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Former agency executive and current Izea Vice President Katie Mellor discusses how to prioritize your customers by empowering your employees.By Brad Bilen
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ManagerMirror S3E3: Managing Globally with Alberto Elli
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Global business leader Alberto Elli shares his personal story of coming to America and leading teams in a variety of cultural and corporate structures.By Brad Bilen
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