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Career Tools
Career Tools is a weekly podcast focused on specific actions you can take to grow and enhance your career, whether you are a manager or not. Career Tools won the Podcast Awards Best Business podcast in 2010 and was nominated every other year it has been eligible. Whether you are interested in jump-starting a stalled career, or sharpening your edge, Career Tools is the podcast for you. Go to http://www.manager-tools.com/testimonials to read what others are saying about the impact Career Tools…
Episodes
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Negotiation Chapter 5 - Preparation Illustrated - Part 1
Part 1 of our guidance on the preparation steps to take before negotiating.
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Propose Someone Else Takes Your Work - Chapter 1 - The Pre-Work
Our guidance on making a proposal that someone else take part of your workload - the pre-work.
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New Manager Tools Mobile App Announcement
We're proud to announce the availability of the new Manager Tools Mobile App.
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Resume Myths
Understand how your resume is handled and adjust your expectations and actions accordingly.
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Relationship Errors: Expecting Answers
Our guidance about asking questions and expecting answers.
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Negotiation Chapter 4 - Easy on People (Updated)
The fourth part of our series on negotiation - how to handle the people involved.
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Relationship Errors: Trying To Change Your Boss
Our guidance on trying to change the things your boss is doing.
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Preparing a Resume for a Recruiter
Our guidance on preparing your resume when you're going to give it to a recruiter.
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Bad Career Advice - Change the Dates on Your Resume
Our guidance on including dates on your resume.
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Negotiation Chapter 3 - Tough on Issues
Our guidance on where to be tough in negotiations.
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Questions Not To Ask In An Interview - Chapter 2 - Working Conditions
Our guidance on what not to ask during an interview.
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Relationship Errors: Not Putting Your Relationship With Your Boss First
Our guidance on how to create your resume when you didn't track your results.
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Including Your Spouse
Our guidance on balancing work and your relationship with your spouse.
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Help! I Didn't Track My Results
Our guidance on how to create your resume when you didn't track your results.
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Negotiation Chapter 2 - Leave Something On The Table
The next part of our guidance on negotiation.
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Relationship Errors - Having A Favor Deficit
Our guidance on having an equal number of favors given and received.
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Relationship Errors Chapter 1 - They're Not Like You
In this guidance, we tell you how regard other's intentions and motivations.
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Negotiation Chapter 1 - It's All About Relationships - Part 2
The conclusion of our show starting our guidance on negotiation.
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Negotiation Chapter 1 - It's All About Relationships - Part 1
The start of our guidance on negotiation.
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Answering The Question: Where Do You See Yourself in 5 Years? (Hall of Fame Guidance) (2026)
Our guidance on how to answer the interview question 'where do you see yourself in 5 years?'.
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Answering the question: Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Our guidance on how to answer the question 'where do you see yourself in 5 years?'
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Manager Tools Effective Manager Video Course
More details about the Effecive Manager Video Course.
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Fitting In Reporting Requirements
Our guidance on fitting reporting requirements into your daily work.
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Bad Career Advice: Follow Your Passion, Part 2
Part 2 of our guidance on following your passion as a means to finding your career.
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Bad Career Advice: Follow Your Passion, Part 1
Our guidance on following your passion as a means to finding your career.
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Political Errors - Chapter 2 - Snubbing An Ally
Our guidance on what to do when you snub or undersupport an ally.
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Sharing Personal Information With Your Boss
Our guidance on communicating with your boss around personal topics.
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Personal Finance: Save 10% of What You Make
Our guidance on managing your personal budgets to as to support your career.
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Project Management Ch 1 - Breaking Down Projects
Our guidance on the first stage of managing your own projects: breaking them down into something manageable.
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Political Errors - Chapter 1 - Oversharing
Our guidance on the limits of sharing information in the workplace.
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Answering The Question: Why Do You Want To Work Here? (2026)
Our guidance on answering the interview question 'why do you want to work here?'
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Why Do You Want To Work Here?
Our guidance on answering the question 'why do you want to work here?'
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Get Back On Track Chapter 1 – Don't Miss A Deadline (corrected)
Our guidance on what to do when you're behind on deadlines and overwhelmed.
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Career Failures Chapter 3: Career Crisis Response - Part 2
The conclusion of our guidance on what to do if you’re laid off or fired and have no cushion.
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Career Failures Chapter 3: Career Crisis Response - Part 1
Our guidance on what to do if you’re laid off or fired and have no cushion.
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Deriving Your Goals From Those Of Your Boss - Part 2
The conclusion of our guidance on working out your goals in relation to those of your boss.
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Deriving Your Goals From Those Of Your Boss - Part 1
Our guidance working out your goals in relation to those of your boss.
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Effective Relationships - I'm a C, My Boss is an I - Part 4
Part 4 of an example of our Effective Relationships Series - How to work with a boss who is a High I, if you are a High C.
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Effective Relationships - I'm a C, My Boss is an I - Part 3
Part 3 of an example of our Effective Relationships Series - How to work with a boss who is a High I, if you are a High C.
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Effective Relationships - I'm a C, My Boss is an I - Part 2
Part 2 of an example of our Effective Relationships Series - How to work with a boss who is a High I, if you are a High C.
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Effective Relationships - I'm a C, My Boss is an I - Part 1
Part 1 of an example of our Effective Relationships Series - How to work with a boss who is a High I, if you are a High C.
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Honoring Employment Professional Agreements
Our guidance on agreements made about training or other benefits.
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Career Failures - Chapter 2 - No Network
Our guidance on what to do when you find yourself without a network.
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How To Handle Radio Silence
Our guidance on what to do, as a job candidate, when you don't hear back from the interviewing organization.
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Work / Family Balance, Chapter 3 - Leave On Time
Our guidance on how to leave work on time.
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Career Failures – Chapter 1: Missing A Number
Our guidance on what do when you miss a number.