Management Mastery

Management Mastery

Fred Ball & Rick Kendall

Episodes 160
Avg. Duration 15m
Activity Highly Active
Since Feb 2023
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
74%
Hosting
anchor.fm

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About This Podcast

Senior Executive Coaches discuss the problems new (and, often, experienced) managers regularly face and give practical advice on how to prevent them, or deal with them when they occur.

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Recent Episodes

S1E133 How to Avoid Being a Bad Boss

Mar 17, 2026 13m

The damage that a bad boss can inflict upon their staff and their organization is substantial.  Multiple studies have found that somewhere between 30-50% of both managers and workers leave their jobs…

S1E131 Persuasion: A Necessary Skill

Mar 10, 2026 14m

Every manager needs the ability to persuade internal and external constituencies to reach consensus to move issues forward.  Sometimes it’s a major issue that needs to be decided on, like an issue…

S1E130 Using Your Leadership Style

Mar 03, 2026 11m

In the last episode we discussed the importance of understanding your leadership style and how it’ll be important to your success.  Your style was developed over a series of events during your…

S1E129 Understanding Your Leadership Style

Feb 24, 2026 11m

Understanding and improving your leadership style is important to your success as a manager.  They’re a number of ways you can approach this task.  In this podcast we’ll discuss a simple,…

S1E128 Dealing With A Difficult Coworker

Feb 17, 2026 9m

Almost everyone has had the experience of working with a toxic coworker.  How to deal with that situation can be difficult and emotional.  It is not something that most people want to deal with, but…

S1E127 Guest Jake Kilrain: Dealing With A Difficult Colleague

Feb 10, 2026 16m

Former sales executive Jake Kilrain discusses his experience in dealing with a colleague who felt they should have his position and tried to undermine him at every opportunity.

S1E123 Executive Presence Pt. 2: Other Behaviors

Feb 03, 2026 15m

Executive presence is a critical component of being a successful senior manager. It’s the ability to project an image of confidence, competence, and leadership, inspiring trust and respect in…

S1E122 Executive Presence Pt. 1: Gravitas

Jan 27, 2026 14m

Executive Presence is the ability to project an image of confidence, competence, and leadership that inspires trust and respect in others. Executive presence is a critical component of being a…

S1E121 Speechmaking Revisited

Jan 20, 2026 12m

In our episode entitled “The Basics of Speechmaking” from February 18, we said that half of the world’s population was terrified of making a speech and we discussed the basics of making a speech.  In…

S1E120 Peter Drucker on Effectiveness

Jan 13, 2026 15m

How better can you learn about being an effective manager than listening to one of the masters in the subject.  One is Peter Drucker whose writings are the subject of today’s…

S1E119 Managing Your Own Career

Dec 23, 2025 13m

In previous episodes we’ve spoken about “Designing Jobs” and “Assessing Staff Wellbeing.”  Now we want to  talk about you and some issues related to managing your own career.  It’s important to…

S1E118 Productive Performance Reviews

Dec 16, 2025 13m

In almost any company of any size, managers do performance reviews.  And, as with anything, some managers are better at it than others.  Some have biases that they can’t get away from such as giving…

S1E117 Questions for One-On-One Meetings

Dec 09, 2025 14m

In a previous podcast on one-on-one meetings with your staff, from December 17 of 2024, we discussed how to manage and conduct one-on-one meetings with the members of your staff.  Unfortunately, many…

S1E116 Assessing Staff Wellbeing

Dec 02, 2025 11m

In addition to the job performance of their staff members, a wise manager is also concerned with the general and emotional wellbeing of their staff.  This may require watching for signs of problems…

S1E10 Encore: First Meeting With Your New Boss

Nov 25, 2025 14m

Your relationship with your boss is critical, and the first meeting is among the most important you will have. In this encore episode, we will cover how to plan for and behave in this all important…

S1E115 Designing Jobs

Nov 18, 2025 13m

Usually,  when a new manager is hired, the jobs of the current staff are already in place.  Nevertheless, it’s the manager’s responsibility to make sure that their staff members’ jobs are structured…

S1E114 The "Liking Gap"

Nov 11, 2025 11m

All too often, people misjudge the impression they make on others, especially in initial conversations. Frequently, their anxieties and self-critical thoughts lead them to assume the worst.  Feeling…

S1E109 Thoughts on Authority

Nov 04, 2025 13m

The traditional concept of authority is simply exercising control over others because of one’s position in an organization.  In today’s world that may not be the best strategy.  Indeed. it may not…

S1E97 Solving Difficult Problems

Oct 28, 2025 11m

A difficult problem requires a manager, and their team, to take the time to break it down into individual steps, thinking through potential solutions, considering alternatives from all sides of the…

S1E103 What Top Producers Want

Oct 21, 2025 11m

In any job market it’s difficult to attract and retain top talent, the kind that add valuable skills and abilities to your department.  In the past, a major component was pay, but more recently there…

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Management Mastery has published 160 episodes since February 2023, covering topics in Business, Management.

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