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The Corporate Middle

by donaldmeador

How to survive and Thrive as a middle manager in Corporate America.

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Episodes

  1. Building High Performing teams with Guest Anna Oakes

    You need to do a better job with your people, period. On todays show I have a special guest Anna Oakes. Anna is a TedX speaker and CEO of We Restore Humanity where she focuses on helping individuals and companies build people centered high performing teams. Anna and I discuss how investing in the...

  2. Practical Applications of Influence with guest Brian Ahearn

    My guest today is Brian Ahearn he is an expert in the application of influence and persuasion. In this episode Brian and I talk about his new book "Influence People: Powerful Everyday Opportunities to Persuade that are Lasting and Ethical". We are going to talk about some actual practical ways to...

  3. Are you Spreading Negativity

    The truth of your job is that your results don't matter. The perception of you and your results is actually what determines your career. Spreading negativity can have a massive impact on the perception others have. When you focus on other people's faults you are actually doing more damage to your...

  4. How to Have Better Staff Meetings

    Most staff meetings are terrible, but as the Manager, you can make a few small changes that will have a huge impact on the effectiveness of your meetings. In this episode we will talk about why having multiple short sync ups is more effective than one long meeting and why being able to look…

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  5. Leadership with Special Guest Blake Binns - Part 2

    This is Part 2 of my conversation on Leadership with Blake Binns. Blake is a business coach who focuses on helping his clients not only grow their business but become better leaders as well. In this part of the conversation Blake and I discuss: Focus on controlling your microculture Ego is the...

  6. Leadership with Special Guest Blake Binns - Part 1

    This is part one of my conversation with Blake Binns. Blake is a business coach who has worked with high profile clients including Ronald McDonald House. We touch on topics such as why understanding who you are is the key to good leadership and why so many company changes fail. There is a lot of...

  7. How To Disagree With Your Boss

    Disagreeing with your boss is always a challenge. No matter how good your manager is there are always landmines to avoid. You have to learn how to do it the right way or pay the consequences. I am going to give you three straight forward tips on this episode to teach you how to disagree with your...

  8. How to be more persuasive with Brian Ahearn

    If you want to be more successful in your career you need to learn how to be more persuasive. My guest today is Brian Ahearn who is an expert at teaching and training people on the skills necessary to be more persuasive. Brian was named one of the Top 100 Influencers by the Science of Digital...

  9. 5 Minute Manager - Who Made the PowerPoint?

    PowerPoint Plagiarism is the norm in Corporate life but the most important question you should be asking is who made it? You need to understand the source of the information to make better management decisions. You also want to make sure you are not perpetuating the problem!

  10. How to handle Burnout

    Burnout is a real problem and now the world health organization has recognized it as an actual mental condition. The truth is with a job you can't stop burnout but you can do a few things to control it and make it less severe. As a manager, you need to control it for yourself and watch for signs…

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  11. Book Excerpt - Surrounded by Insanity: How to Execute Bad Decisions

    This is a special episode as it is the introduction to my new book "Surrounded by Insanity: How to Execute Bad Decisions" It is Available now on Amazon. It is a middle manager's guide on how to survive and thrive in large corporations. The truth is we all feel like we are surrounded by Insanity....

  12. Quick Tip: Setting Project Deadlines

    Setting project deadlines is always a perilous task. In this short episode, I will give you a few quick tips that can help you navigate this difficult situation. 1. Never open your mouth without all the details. 2. Always have two timelines ready 3. Over-communicate like crazy 4. Don't sweat it…

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  13. The Consequences for Work Life Balance

    How to have work-life balance. Everyone seems to want to answer that question, but is there a consequence for pursuing work-life balance? Will your career be impacted? YES, but that's okay.

  14. What the Heck is Psychological Safety for teams?

    The research keeps saying your team needs Psychological safety to be high performing. Heres the problem, as a middle manager you don't have much control over the culture of your company. How do you make your team high performing without it? There are a few things you can do that we will talk…

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  15. 5 Minute Manager - What do you Measure and Reward

    Everyone likes to talk and boast about their company culture but the truth is only two things actually matter. What do you Measure and Reward? These two things actually determine what your company culture is like and determine what your team will focus on.

  16. How Do you Manage Someone Older than You?

    How do you manage someone older than you? This is a tough question to answer when you are a new manager. You must learn to throw your stereotypes out the window and not worry about it. You probably care more about age than they do. Treating people like individuals is the only way to figure it out.

  17. 5 Minute Manager - Negative Feedback

    On this short episode we will tackle how to give negative feedback to someone on your team. During performance reviews you have to give proper feedback that is both timely and corrective.

  18. Your Boss Doesnt Care

    The Harsh truth is your boss does not really care about you or your career. You have to learn how to understand what your boss does care about to be successful.

  19. The Goal in Life is to work as little as possible

    Dont give in to workday inflation! Focus on working as few hours as possible and make those hours count.

  20. Don't Waste Time on Low Performers!!!

    Middle Managers, Don't waste your time on low performers! The secret to management is spending your time effectively.

  21. How to Introduce Yourself to your team

    As a Middle Manager the first meeting is really important. Dont blow it.

  22. Introduction to The Corporate Middle

    Being a middle manager sucks. Everyone is against you. We are going to figure this out together.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

How to survive and Thrive as a middle manager in Corporate America.

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donaldmeador

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How to survive and Thrive as a middle manager in Corporate America.

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