Manager Matt Podcast Show

This week I answers questions from the listeners rangng from, how to deal with a team member with a bad attitude, to how to start a new job and deliver results and how to improve your morning meeting…

This weeks show looks at how to deal with the attention seeking boss. What can you do to help avoid becoming frustrated by them and what can you do to help improve your work while achieving the compa…

This weeks Friday thought looks at the idea of getting back into the office and interacting with your colleagues. Whats stopping us getting up and speaking to people at their desks. How much is hybri…

This week I speak about the idea of been accountable as a leader. The idea that everything you do and everything you are in charge of is your accountability. Your team need to know that you are there…

Should you be a leader with 100% optimism or should you always be looking for things to go wrong?
This week I explore the ideas of leading with optimism and how you need to find balance in your work a…

This week I explore the second area in the 5 big leadership principles.
Setting direction and standards is a bed rock of what a good leader does. If you communicate the vision it helps all know heir p…

When I look at managing people I speak about the ideas of big 5. 1 to 1, Feedback, Coaching, empowerment and delegation. but what about leadership, is there a different set of go to tolls they should…

This week I speak about my thoughts about why people hate work so much. We spend 8 to 10 hours a day in work, or traveling to and from work, so why not enjoy it?
60 Percent of people are disengaged at…

In this weeks episode I examine the ideas of how culture is set in a business. I look at what a leader should do to make sure the culture is right and the business uses culture to improve and deliver…

This weeks episode is the second in the mini series about effective communication at work. I look into the barriers of communication and what you can do to help improve your communication.

As ever com…

This week I explore the subject of how to communicate effectively at work. Whats the best way to understand your communication, whats the communication loop and whats the a barriers. This is part 1 o…

There maybe a time in your career that you might be asked to give a presentation as part of the interview process.

The key to making sure you deliver is around making sure you do the following well.

Pr…

We have all got an egos in some form or another, but when it comes to the boss the ego clash can become overwhelming. 
How do you deal with a boss with an ego which is out of control?

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In todays world of business, teams are the life blood of success. So why is there so many teams been slowly killed by their businesses ?

This week I look at whats killing your teams and what can you d…

This weeks cast is a quick Friday thought about the way we use the word sorry at work. It looks at how much it says about your leadership when you use the word and when you dont.

Is it really that har…

In our lives and in our work we will encounter conflict. Its normal for people to disagree, but its also your role as a manager to get involved when conflict is a problem.
In this cast I walk you thro…

We will all in our working life's have to start a new role. The first few days and weeks can be stressful and can make or break your future steps in the new organisation. 

In this episode I look at ho…

Leader are tasked to solve problems in teh business. It why you get hired in teh first place. But you need to know how to do this to really hit the mark.

Have a listen to my thoughts.

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We all have habits in our days and weeks, some good some bad. What we need to do as managers is train our selfs to have the habits which will add value to our business and to our careers.

Have a liste…

Big leaders know that leadership is about taking ownership. Not trying to avoid it, not passing the buck, owning it. From the top to the bottom strong confident leaders take ownership and make sure e…