Career Tools

In this podcast we talk about how to make your technology work for you, and how you can spend less time on email while getting more done.

Time management is a fallacy. Time doesn't need you to "manage" it - it's been getting along just fine without you for billions of years. We can't manage time. What we CAN manage is what we do with that time. And yet, the overwhelming evidence is that professionals and managers do NOT "manage what they do with that time."

Time management is a fallacy. Time doesn't need you to "manage" it - it's been getting along just fine without you for billions of years. We can't manage time. What we CAN manage is what we do with that time. And yet, the overwhelming evidence is that professionals and managers do NOT "manage what they do with that time."

At least once in your career, and perhaps as many as five times, you're going to have to resign from a position. And this is one of those tasks or responsibilities that no one talks about, no one knows how to do, and therefore… many do it poorly.

At least once in your career, and perhaps as many as five times, you're going to have to resign from a position. And this is one of those tasks or responsibilities that no one talks about, no one knows how to do, and therefore… many do it poorly.

We suggest you Build and Maintain Your Network. It only takes THREE SIMPLE SKILLS, and we'll walk through them.

No matter your role or stage of career, don't think for a moment that someone else is managing your career. Those days are long gone. YOU are managing your career. What you do - not only in job skills, but also in what we call "Transition Skills" - will be the primary determinant of your career success. You're not going to have the richest, most rewarding series of roles and opportunities by allowing someone in HR to know enough about you to get you where you need to be. And succession planning won't save you either.

Your resume, regardless of the baggage associated with it, is probably your most critical career management document. While it's not something you ought to leave lying around on your desk for others to see, that doesn't mean you ought to treat it like something you dust off only when you really need it. It needs to be reviewed quarterly, believe it or not.

Your resume, regardless of the baggage associated with it, is probably your most critical career management document. While it's not something you ought to leave lying around on your desk for others to see, that doesn't mean you ought to treat it like something you dust off only when you really need it. It needs to be reviewed quarterly, believe it or not.

Your resume, regardless of the baggage associated with it, is probably your most critical career management document. While it's not something you ought to leave lying around on your desk for others to see, that doesn't mean you ought to treat it like something you dust off only when you really need it. It needs to be reviewed quarterly, believe it or not.

What you can do to help your manager when they get their engagement survey results.

What you can do to help your manager when they get their engagement survey results.

Building a network in a digital world - a 2025 update to "Building A Network".

Our guidance on the benefits of pursuing financial security instead of job security.

Our guidance on identifying, tracking, and communicating the metrics that reflect your true professional value—so you can improve performance, support your resume, and demonstrate impact to your organization.

Our guidance on career growth strategies for High C’s

Welcome to a special episode of Manager Tools. Today, you're listening to the live recording of our 20th anniversary podcast, captured in front of a fantastic audience of managers and leaders just like you.

Career growth comes from leveraging your strengths and at the same time managing and mitigating your weaknesses. We all have a wide array of strengths, but choosing which ones to use first for career growth can be overwhelming, so in this podcast, we’re going to suggest just four targeted strategies that work with your natural tendencies as a High S to accelerate your growth.

Our guidance on career growth strategies for High I's.

Our guidance on career growth strategies for High D's.

Part 2 of our guidance on the pitfalls of data analysis.

Our guidance on the pitfalls of data analysis.

Part 2 of our guidance on professional note-taking - and what to do with your notes once you’ve taken them.

Our guidance on professional note-taking - and what to do with your notes once you've taken them.

Our guidance on what to do with the money when you get a raise.

Our Hall of Fame guidance on what to do if you’re being asked to work in an office after working at home and you’d prefer not to.

Our guidance on documenting your progress when you want to be promoted.

How to approach brainstorming if you’re a High C or you’re facilitating a group with a High C.

How to approach brainstorming if you’re a High S or you’re facilitating a group with a High S.

How to approach brainstorming if you're a High I or you're facilitating a group with a High I.

How to approach brainstorming if you're a High D or you're facilitating a group with a High D.

Our Hall of Fame guidance on responding to engagement surveys for individual contributors.

Our guidance about how to talk about layoffs in an interview.

Our guidance on working with colleagues in other timezones.

Our guidance on corporate timing and waiting for changes that you expect.

What to do when major external changes threaten your job security.

Our guidance on dealing with anxiety when speaking in public

How to prevent context-switching derailing your productivity.

How to communicate effectively with someone who has a mixed DISC profile.

Our guidance on showing you’re engaged during video meetings

Part 2 of Our guidance on what to say when giving presentation feedback.

Our guidance on what to say when giving presentation feedback.

Our guidance on conducting a digital presence review before you start job hunting.

The common wisdom about work-family balance is wrong. We're asking the wrong question.

In this guidance, we'll help you understand how you can use a stakeholder or influence map as a personal tool for improving your relationships.

Our guidance on setting your own OKRs to grow your career.

Our guidance on setting your own OKRs to grow your career.

Our Hall of Fame guidance on how to prepare for your review.

The beginning of our guidance on effectively communicating asynchronously.

Our guidance on deciding whether to give presentation feedback.