Things Managers Don’t Say Often Enough
Things Managers Don’t Say Often Enough  
Podcast: Let Me Speak To A Manager
Published On: Wed Dec 09 2020
Description: We started with a podcast about “dumb things we’ve said as managers,” but quickly realized the content would fill an entire season. So we went with an equally important topic about the things we weren’t confident or perceptually aware enough to say as young managers. Why new managers try to hide problems from their bossThe stigma behind saying “I don’t know” as a managerThe difference between a receptive and a proactive managerWhy all new managers struggle with delegatingHow a manager should think about their time in terms of paygradeDon’t fixate on numbers, concentrate on resistancePeople are able to receive feedback on vastly different schedulesWhy it is OK to tell someone you are disappointedThe difference between “I’m frustrated” and “I’m disappointed”How to trust your gut when you sense something is off with an employeeThe most underused management toolCan you overdo appreciation?