Your Best Manager

Neville Chamberlain is the CEO of Britewrx Inc. and a Transformational Business Strategist who helps organizations align their boards, executive and management teams, rapidly develop strategy, innovate business models and develop new products and services. With a 30+ year career spanning technology, multiple CxO positions, consulting, large and small enterprises and various startups in multiple countries, Neville has the breadth, depth and track record to engage with teams at any level and bring about radical change in culture, thinking, technology and business. Show Notes: YourBestManager.com/NevilleChamberlain

Dr. Jason Brooks has almost 25 years’ experience in senior leadership roles in multi-million and multi-billion dollar organizations in multiple industries. He is founder and CEO of The Catalyst Leadership Group, a leadership solutions firm focused on growing leaders from the “inside-out” and helping them to unleash their full potential to deliver high-impact results through their work and leave a legacy of success and significance in life. As an entrepreneur, executive leadership consultant, executive coach, bestselling author, speaker, and co-host of the Step into Leadership Podcast, he brings a heart for helping leaders of all kinds achieve their greatest potential, one step at a time. Dr. Jason lives just north of Nashville, Tennessee with his bride, Darla and three wonderful children. Show Notes: http://yourbestmanager.com/drjasonbrooks

The topic for today’s episode is how to run a great meeting.  If you’ve been with me over the past couple of months, you know that I’m going through a series each Monday on the Fundamentals of Management, and one of the core skills that every manager needs to develop is the ability to run a great meeting. So, in preparation for this show, like I do every week, I spent some time researching and reviewing some of the advice that is out there on the topic of running a meeting. What’s funny is that almost every single article, video, blog post, and book, on this subject starts off the same way. Like, exactly the same way. Show Notes: http://yourbestmanager.com/67-how-to-run-a-great-meeting-reverse-engineered It goes something like this, [clear throat] We’ve all been there. Sitting around that boardroom table, wishing we were anywhere but in this unnecessary meeting, listening to the boss or some other person drone on about stuff we already know or don’t really need to know. It’s that this point that I am suppos

Lolly Daskal is one of the most sought-after leadership coaches in the world. Her extensive cross-cultural expertise spans 14 countries, six languages and hundreds of companies. As founder and CEO of Lead From Within, her proprietary leadership program is engineered to be a catalyst for leaders who want to enhance performance and make a meaningful difference in their companies, their lives, and the world. Lolly was designated a Top-50 Leadership and Management Expert by Inc. Magazine, Huffington Post honored Lolly with the title of The Most Inspiring Woman in the World, and her writing has appeared in HBR, Inc.com, Fast Company (Ask The Expert), Huffington Post, Psychology Today, and others. Lolly’s proprietary insights are the subject of her new book, The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness. Show Notes: http://yourbestmanager.com/lollydaskal

Dr. James Kelley is the Founder and CEO of Brave Endurance, a consultancy that assists organizations in gaining a better understanding of their employees’ well-being. He is also the host of the “Executives After Hours: Real Conversations with Leaders” podcast. James has developed strong partnerships around the world and brings them to the table when partnering with a client to enhance their well-being initiative. James brings a unique leadership style and perspective to the corporate well-being space, due to his marketing, research, and cultural experience. Show Notes: YourBestManager.com/DrJamesKelley

Do you want to make a great hiring decision? Use these 5 interview questions to ensure that you've got the right candidate. Show Notes: YourBestManager.com/64-5-best-interview-questions-great-managers-ask

Gene Hammett is a writer, speaker, and strategic coach. He is the founder of LeadersintheTrenches.com and the host of the Leaders in the Trenches Podcast which is recognized as a top podcast for entrepreneurial leaders. Over 1 million people have listened to his podcast or used his materials to shift their inner game to create winning strategies. Gene’s specialty is helping leaders become THE choice rather than A choice in their market. Show Notes: YourBestManager.com/GeneHammett

Well isn't this embarrassing. Episode 62 was supposed to be another epic interview and it was supposed to have been released this morning (Wednesday) at 4 AM MST... but it wasn't. I'm... sorry? Don't worry, I explain it all in this episode (if you can even call this an episode) More Info: YourBestManager.com/where-is-episode-62/

Continuing the series on the Fundamentals of Management, this is the 3rd of 4 episodes on the topic of hiring! As a former Recruiter, that means that I get the opportunity to summarize what I learned over 8 years of helping companies hire people. This is the 10-step plan that the best managers follow when hiring internally. So if you are ready to hire? Well, here's your plan! PLUS - check out the show notes for an epic resource / recruiting guide! Show Notes: YourBestManager.com/61-hiring-right-candidate-10-steps

Andy Paul is an Author, Speaker and Sales Acceleration Strategist. Andy writes and speaks on topics such as sales process, sales effectiveness, sales strategies, and sales productivity. Andy also hosts a top-rated podcast, Accelerate! Where he interviews the world’s foremost sales minds six times a week. Show Notes: YourBestManager.com/AndyPaul

Jay Irwin is an adventurous soul who is determined to inspire people through wilderness experiences. During a 23-year rewarding career in the computer software industry, Jay had the opportunity to lead and inspire companies to enhance their productivity and success through innovative software solutions. Jay is now the CEO of CBST Adventures, which is a company designed to utilize Experiential Leadership Development and Teambuilding to build better teams and empower leaders and managers to lead in a strong and more dynamic way. Show Notes: YourBestManager.com/JayIrwin

Continuing the series on the Fundamentals of Management, this is the second episode about "hiring". Today I'll explain why the wrong candidates keep applying to your job postings. The biggest mistake hiring managers make with their job descriptions The real purpose of a job description What works, like step by step, how do you actually build an effective job description? There is also a free PDF template to help you create a killer job description that you can turn into a job posting... a job posting that will attract the right candidates and deter the wrong candidates. Get it all in the show notes! Show Notes: YourBestManager.com/58

I've got a special announcement today that visual learners are going to love! Yes, it's true. Your Best Manager TV is launching soon on YouTube and you get a sneak peak of Episode 1 on today's podcast. I wanted to take some of the great content covered on the Your Best Manager podcast and make it more accessible, more consumable, and more shareable. Subscribe to Your Best Manager TV on YouTube Today! Click Here or search "Jamie Newman Your Best Manager" on YouTube.com Show Notes: YourBestManager.com/57

In this episode, John Berling Hardy talks about the Circle Square Pattern and the opportunities for innovation and culture change that come from identifying and leveraging “The Outsiders” within your organization. Show Notes: http://yourbestmanager.com/johnberlinghardy

We're talking today about when to hire. How to make the decision to hire someone and what to do before you even think of posting a job ad or clearing your schedule for interviews. It’s not as sexy as recruiting and hiring, but if you are someone who loves planning… well, maybe this is even sexier than recruiting, who knows!? Show Notes: YourBestManager.com/55 Here’s the thing. Hiring someone isn’t cheap, it isn’t easy, and it doesn’t always make your problems go away. But when your team is falling behind and when opportunities seem just out of reach, hiring someone can seem like a quick fix and just the thing you need! As a manager, though, it’s not just your job to manage the people you have. It’s also your job to make good decisions about when, how, and who to bring onto your team. So to help you with this decision-making process, I’m going to present 10 questions that you should ask before you make the decision to bring on a new employee. These are the questions that the best managers answer before they ev

"The future of work is about people. It's about the experiences that your people have and how to create an organization where the best people want to show up and give their all." - Jacob Morgan Jacob Morgan is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, and futurist who explores what the future of work is going to look like and how to create great experiences so that employees actually want to show up to work. He’s written three best-selling books which are The Collaborative Organization, The Future of Work, and most recently, The Employee Experience Advantage. In addition to speaking, Jacob frequently contributes to media and business publications such as Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Inc. Magazine, CNN and many others. And his work has been endorsed by the CEOs of Cisco, T-Mobil, Best-Buy, Schneider Electric, SAP, Nestle, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, KPMG, Whirlpool, among others.   Show Notes: http://yourbestmanager.com/jacobmorgan

Valerie Squires is a Certified Credit Professional, Credit and Collections Supervisor at RGO Office Products in Calgary, Alberta, and former Mayor of the Town of Irricana, Alberta. Valerie is also a Chartered Manager and the President of the Canadian Institute of Management, Southern Alberta Chapter, which is Canada’s senior management association, established in 1942 and dedicated to enhancing managerial skills and professional development. Show Notes: http://yourbestmanager.com/valeriesquires

If your number one responsibility as a manager is to produce results... how do you actually do this? Well, the answer is to strike a balance between driving those results and taking care of your people... but how do you actually do that? In this episode, I explain how to provide shoulder-to-shoulder leadership and how managing from the front-lines and working side by side with your employees allows you to more effectively communicate and build quality relationships at the same time! The Main Thing: Gain clarity on what’s expected and strike a balance between driving results and caring for people by working shoulder-to-shoulder, which allows you to communicate what’s expected, reinforce positive behavior, correct wrong behavior, and work in a space that allows you to be a more human leader! One that isn’t afraid to make mistakes and one whose vulnerability and authenticity leads to quality relationships… relationships that lead to increased employee engagement, productivity, and go figure… results. Show Notes:

PART 2 Highlighting the Top 10 moments from the first 50 episodes of the Your Best manager Podcast, including Andrew Sherman, Howard Behar, Terry Starbucker St. Marie, Tanveer Naseer and Dov Baron Show Notes: http://yourbestmanager.com/051-the-best-leadership-moments-of-the-your-best-manager-podcast-part-2 Welcome back and welcome to Part 2 of this EPIC countdown show where I've been highlighting the top 10 moments of the Your Best Manager podcast and celebrating 50 episodes of the show. Now, I have to admit, when I decided to put this type of a recap show together I thought it might come across as maybe a cop-out or content-filler on the podcast... something easy so that I wouldn't have to work as hard as I normally do to put these shows together. Well, I'm happy that I didn't listen to that negative voice in my head because not only has it been such a pleasure to go back through the... I don't know, 25 hours of content from the last 4 months, and listen again to some of the great advice and inspiring stori

It’s Episode 50! Can you believe it! It has been just 114 days since the Your Best Manager podcast launched but those 114 days have been jam-packed with so much good stuff… and I’ve got to say, I am so grateful, every day, for the opportunity I have (and have had) to connect with so many amazing people.  That includes the great guests who lend their expertise to this show but also you, the listener who joins me for each episode as we learn together and grow into more effective leaders (and hopefully better people). Show Notes: http://yourbestmanager.com/50 I wanted to take this opportunity to reflect a bit on the past 50 shows, celebrate some of the best moments from this podcast and really just get super pumped up for what’s going to be coming up on the next 50 shows! So what I’ve done is put together is an EPIC highlight reel /Recap / Top 10-style presentation... thing!  PLUS, at the end of the show, I’ve got a really cool opportunity I want to give you. It's something free, something exclusive, something y