The Corporate Middle
New Podcast out today! How do you Manage someone older than you? This is an important skill you must have if you want to lead a successful team. Cliff Notes: Get over yourself you probably care more about age than they do Ignore stereotypes and treat people like INDIVIDUALS Don’t avoid confrontation if it is …
I am going to give you some profound management advice immediately at the beginning of this episode. Your goal in life is to work as little as possible. This flies in the face of current wisdom and the cult of busyness we seem to worship in companies today. Go ask someone how work is going, …
Edited Transcript Below: Your Boss Doesnt care about you! Welcome to the corporate middle I am your host Donald Meador my goal on this show is to give you actual adivce you can put into action as a middle manager. Working for another human being is terrible. Simply for the fact that they are another …
On this short episode, we will tackle how to give negative feedback to someone on your team. During performance reviews, you have to give proper feedback that is both timely and corrective. I shuffled my papers nervously as I waited for him to enter the room. I had to give a performance review today and …
The first meeting with your team is extremely important…. and it is easy to blow it. In this podcast, I will share the best way to introduce yourself to your new team. Edited Transcript Below. Welcome to the corporate middle I am your host Donald Meador my goal on this show is to give you …
In this podcast, I am going to go over why it makes no sense to spend your days dealing with low performers. Just don’t do it! This is an edited transcript. Welcome to the corporate middle I am your host Donald Meador my goal on this show is to give you actual advice you can …
You’re right! Everyone around you is crazy. Working as a middle manager in the corporate world is a bit like being Alice in Wonderland. Everything around you is nuts and you’re the only one that seems to think this is strange! You are surrounded by bad decisions from both directions, Bad bosses and bad …