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What Great Managers Do

by Jan Makela

Welcome, Jan Makela's PODCAST What Great Manager Do. Where you will be exposed to what the best managers in the world do. In addition, you will hear topics to help you be one the best managers in your or any organization.

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Episodes

  1. Managing Change In Your Organization

    Managing change is never easy. Having been part of several mergers, buyouts, and organizational restructurings so I speak from experience of over 30 in industry and as a company commander in the U.S. Army. What your people's first reaction will be when they hear about upcoming changes as how…

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  2. Hiring Exceptional talent

    This episode talks about looking for and finding exceptional outside of the resume they present.

  3. 3 Simple Questions to Assess Whether Your Job Candidates Have Emotional Intelligence

    When it comes to leading yourself and others, emotional intelligence -- the ability to understand and manage our own emotions and understand and influence the emotions of others is just as important as IQ, if not more.

  4. Why your organization should have a four day workweek

    The research study of 61 companies confirms what has been known for numerous years that the four-day workweek not only helps companies retain good employees but may very well increase revenue

  5. Europe Gets Life Right But Work Wrong

    Life in Europe is good. According to the World Happiness Report (WHR), no one feels better about life than Europeans. For 10 years in a row, European countries have topped the list of happiest places on Earth. And in the WHR 2022, the eight happiest countries in the world are located in Europe....

  6. Reduce Holiday stress at work.

    Use these 4 things to help you reduce stress at work

  7. Starting your own business segment 4

    Final segment now go for it

  8. Things to consider when starting a new business

    Things to consider when starting a new business

  9. So you want to start a new business

    A multi part series for starting a new business while working full time

  10. Interview with my own coach

    Everyone needs a coach. An interview with JW Rayhons of Joshua Development

  11. My interview with Murry Guest

    Murry Guest is in Australia and is a coach and human development expert

  12. I hate networking events

    7 ways to make networking events at least tolerable

  13. Warren Buffet Quotes

    Quotes from Warren Buffet

  14. What percentage of US workers are Union members

    Latest research on Union membership I'm the US

  15. So you want to start your own business

    For almost nine years I have helped business start-ups get established. In this episode I share why you should consider a coach

  16. Turn over cost of a hair stylist

    This is an example of what it cost an employer when you lose someone you didn't want to lose

  17. Second Part of attracting and retaining employees

    Second part of retaining employees

  18. How hard it is to recruit and retain employees

    Two part series on recruiting and retaining employees

  19. The value of Performance Gap Indicators

    I am standing in the parking lot of a successful company. They are making money and doing well. I am going to show them their performance gap report and suggest ways they can even do better.

  20. My radio interview on NBR New York

    Listen to a gen Y radio announcer and I get in to a discussion of managers and why his generation wants something different

  21. I hate the phase "We have always done it that way"

    Why you want to challenge the phrase we have always done it that way

  22. Communication Counts

    Communication is one of the main issues that face organizations everyday. What and how communication happens with in teams is crutial for a successful team leader

  23. What my mentor taught me

    In two minutes you will discover how to find what you want - but more important is why do you want it.

  24. National Broadcast Radio Interview 7 Reasons Employees Are Not In To You

    Pay attention to these 7 reasons why employees are just not into you and you can have a wonderful work environment. Employees come to work and do quality work because they want to. Not because they have to.

  25. Episode 11

    Latest episode of What Great Managers Do

  26. 10-minute radio interview

    Short radio interview on using the strengths of your team as a manager

  27. It took Eagles Quarterback Nick Foles 6 Words to Teach a Major Lesson in Emotional Intelligence

    Listen to the 6 words Nick says. If those words do not live in your team values, you are going to struggle as a team leader. If you want to take your team to the next level give me a call and in 12.5 minutes you will find out if we have a match to help your team grow. No obligation - just a...

  28. My Interview with NBR-FM on working from strengths

    This the interview I did on NBR/FM Radio in New York about working from strengths and what it means to organizations and individuals

  29. The end of the traditional manager

    The world of management is evolving and changing at a increasing rate. The reason you need to think about how you manage

  30. Human Resources For Managers

    In today's world managers need to have an understanding of human resource law and how those laws affect them in the workplace

  31. Episode 5

    Latest episode of What Great Managers Do

  32. Performance Gaps

    If you have performance gaps you would want to know Right!

  33. Do you hate networking events

    Tips for you the next time you go to a networking event

  34. Episode 3

    Latest episode of Jan Makela

  35. Be The Manager People Won't Leave

    From the national best selling book Cracking The Code To Success & Be the manager people won't leave

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Welcome, Jan Makela's PODCAST What Great Manager Do. Where you will be exposed to what the best managers in the world do. In addition, you will hear topics to help you be one the best managers in your or any organization.

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