Managing Made Simple for Team Leaders & Small Business Owners

Managing Made Simple for Team Leaders & Small Business Owners

Hosted by: Lia Garvin

Being a people manager is kind of the best. But it's kind of the worst too, right? I mean between questions like, “how do I know what to talk about in a 1:1 meeting?” to “how do I give difficult feedback without being...

Episodes

065: How to delegate effectively in three easy steps

Season #1

Rationally, we all know that if we were able to delegate effectively we'd be able to get more done and scale ourselves as leaders, and yet... way easier said than done. In this episode of Managing Made Simple I talk...
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064: Navigating the complicated dynamics of managing teams with Jack Kelly, Senior Contributor at Forbes, CEO of Compliance Search Group & WeCruitr

Season #1

As managers, we're often thrown into the role, expected to just figure things out as we go along. This makes things way harder than they need to be, and often means our team members are at the brunt of our learning...
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063: Three signs you're micromanaging and what to do about it

Season #1

No one ever *wants* to be a micromanager, and yet, there are those days where you realize you're so deep in the weeds you should have brought your gardening tools. The problem, of course, is that the more we hold on,...
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062: How knowing your team members makes you a better leader, with Vashti Boyce, Founder/CEO of Wild Iris Consulting

Season #1

As leaders, our primary role is to serve our teams. And yet how many times have we had that manager or leader who doesn't really know what we need to feel successful? On this episode of Managing Made Simple, I'm...
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061: How reflecting on wins makes you a better manager

Season #1

How many of us have had those weeks where it feels like NOTHING is going right? When we have back to back weeks like this, it can start to chip away at our confidence as a leader - and I'm here to put a stop to that...
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060: Transforming teams through roles, responsibilities, and expectations with Susan Ramirez Founder & CEO of The National Angels

Season #1

As managers, it's on us to make sure our team members understand how their roles fit into the bigger picture, and there's no better way to do this than setting clear priorities and even clearer expectations.  In this...
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059: How to turn your team into proactive problem solvers

Season #1

As managers and business owners, we're no stranger to problems being thrown our way. But one of the biggest questions I hear from team leaders is "how do I get me team members to bring SOLUTIONS, not just...
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058: How your personal brand shapes you as a leader with Hannah Nieves, Personal Brand and PR Consultant and CEO of HN Haus and This Hudson Studio

Season #1

Sometimes it can feel like we have our own identity, and then our identify as "business owner" or "boss" - but the truth is, they're all connected; and the more authenticity we bring as a leader, the better we support...
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057: The most important question to ask before giving feedback

Season #1

It's hard to find a topic more fraught than 'feedback' when it comes to the workplace. Why? Because it brings up all sorts of feelings about not being good enough, feeling misunderstood, even having new things to have...
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056: How to make your 1 to 1 meetings more effective

Season #1

You know you *should* have 1:1 meetings with your team members, but let's be honest, when they turn into a laundry list of status updates which frankly could have been shared over email, you kinda start to second...
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055: Leaning into self-awareness and authenticity as a leader, with Charlie Ruiz Founder/CEO of CLR Connection High Performance Coaching

Season #1

As leaders navigating so much change and uncertainty right now, none of us have it all figured out. And isn't that kind of liberating to acknowledge? We're not expected to have all of the answers, but we are expected...
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054: What to solve for BEFORE we start the RTO conversation

Season #1

For many workplaces right now, the issue of the moment is RTO - and as with most complicated issues, there is no one size fits all solution.  But what I'm seeing more and more right now is an effort to...
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