communication
Lynn Taylor on How to Tame an Office Tyrant
How to build positive relationships with even the most out-of-control boss and still thrive in their job.
October 16, 2009 / Podcast # 09-42
Most people simply endure the tirades, mood swings, and incessant questions from their tyrannical bosses. But a new book by Lynn Taylor, Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant addresses the situation and shows the readers how to build positive relationships with even the most out-of-control boss and still thrive in their job.
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John Baldoni on How To Lead Your Boss
Every manager on the move wants to have influence at the top.
September 18, 2009 / Podcast # 09-38
In Lead Your Boss, recognized leadership guru John Baldoni gives managers new as well as tried and true methods for influencing both their bosses and their peers, and giving senior leaders reasons to follow their lead.
Named one of the world’s top 30 influential gurus by Leadership Gurus International in 2007, John Baldoni wrote Lead By Example: 50 Ways Great Leaders Inspire Results (AMACOM). Baldoni also writes the Leadership At Work blog for Harvard Business Publishing.
For additional training on this topic, consider these AMA seminars:
* Partnering With Your Boss
* Getting Results Without Authority
* Successfully Managing People
To learn more, read these AMACOM Books:
* Lead By Example: 50 Ways Great Leaders Inspire Results by John Baldoni
* Results Without Authority by Tom Kendrick
Ann Evanston on Successful Twitter-preneurship
What is it about social networking that makes it necessary for businesses today?
August 14, 2009 / Podcast # 09-33
More and more people believe that social networking on sites like LinkedIn, Facebook and now Twitter, make business sense. but how do you do it right without wasting tons of time and energy?
Ann Evanston, MA is a social psychologist who not only believes in online social networking, she’s lived by it and thrived by it. She is ranked #5 of top influencers in the SF bay area on Twitter and has over one million Google-able hits. Over the last year she has received a book deal, 6 speaking engagements, and over $30,000 in closed business through social networking. Ann is faculty for the American Management Association, the sponsors of Edgewise.
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Josh Leibner and Gershon Mader on the Power of Strategic Commitment
Even the most well thought out initiatives will fail without true employee ownership, accountability, and engagement.
July 17, 2009 / Podcast # 09-29
Most managers and executives don’t have a clear system for ensuring the support they need from those around them. In The Power of Strategic Commitment (AMACOM), authors Josh Leibner and Gershon Mader advise on how improve strategic processes by enlisting the support of managers, employees, boards, suppliers, investors, and others. The book outlines the key factors that determine commitment, providing powerful ways to build buy-in that cost nothing.
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Marshall Goldsmith on Influence in All Directions
How to exert your influence in all directions during tough times.
May 1, 2009 / Podcast # 09-18
One of our most popular podcast and webcast guests is executive coach, Marshall Goldsmith, author of the New York Times Bestseller What Got You Here Won’t Get You There as well as the new book Succession. In this podcast, Goldsmith coaches on how to exert your influence in today’s tough times. The topic is related to an upcoming AMA program, The Secrets of Managing Up. It will broadcast live on May 19 at 1PM, and it’s part of AMA’s new line of premium webinars. To find out more about this special 90 minute webinar, please visit amanet.org/events. Read more…