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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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How to Prepare Your Resume (Your Resume Stinks!) - Part 3
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…
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How to Prepare Your Resume (Your Resume Stinks!) - Part 2
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…
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How to Prepare Your Resume (Your Resume Stinks!) - Part 1
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…
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Engagement Surveys - How To Help Your Manager Succeed - Part 2
What you can do to help your manager when they get their engagement survey results.
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Engagement Surveys - How To Help Your Manager Succeed - Part 1
What you can do to help your manager when they get their engagement survey results.
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Digital Networking: Best Practices for Building Online Professional Relationships
Building a network in a digital world - a 2025 update to "Building A Network".
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Stop Worrying About Job Security
Our guidance on the benefits of pursuing financial security instead of job security.
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Measuring and Communicating Your True Professional Value
Our guidance on identifying, tracking, and communicating the metrics that reflect your true professional value—so you can improve performance, support your…
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How To Leverage Your MTDISC Style For Career Growth - High C
Our guidance on career growth strategies for High C’s
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20th Anniversary Cast (CT)
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…
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How To Leverage Your MTDISC Style For Career Growth - High S
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…
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How To Leverage Your MTDISC Style For Career Growth - High I
Our guidance on career growth strategies for High I's.
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How To Leverage Your MTDISC Style For Career Growth - High D
Our guidance on career growth strategies for High D's.
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Data Analysis For Beginners - Avoid Common Mistakes - Part 2
Part 2 of our guidance on the pitfalls of data analysis.
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Data Analysis For Beginners - Avoid Common Mistakes - Part 1
Our guidance on the pitfalls of data analysis.
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How To Use Your Work Notes - Part 2
Part 2 of our guidance on professional note-taking - and what to do with your notes once you’ve taken them.
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How To Use Your Work Notes - Part 1
Our guidance on professional note-taking - and what to do with your notes once you've taken them.
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What To Do When You Get A Raise
Our guidance on what to do with the money when you get a raise.
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I Don't Want To Go Back To The Office (Hall of Fame Guidance)
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.
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Getting Ready To Get Promoted - Chapter 8 - Documentation
Our guidance on documenting your progress when you want to be promoted.
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Brainstorming with A High C
How to approach brainstorming if you’re a High C or you’re facilitating a group with a High C.
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Brainstorming with A High S
How to approach brainstorming if you’re a High S or you’re facilitating a group with a High S.
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Brainstorming with A High I
How to approach brainstorming if you're a High I or you're facilitating a group with a High I.
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Brainstorming with A High D
How to approach brainstorming if you're a High D or you're facilitating a group with a High D.
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Responding To Engagement Surveys For Individual Contributors (Hall of Fame Guidance)
Our Hall of Fame guidance on responding to engagement surveys for individual contributors.
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How To Talk About Layoffs In An Interview
Our guidance about how to talk about layoffs in an interview.
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Working In A Remote Team - Dealing With Timezones
Our guidance on working with colleagues in other timezones.
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How Long To Wait For A Promotion And Other Career Moves
Our guidance on corporate timing and waiting for changes that you expect.
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“Is My Company Going To Make Layoffs?” - How To Gather Layoff Intelligence - Chapter 1, Ask Your Network
What to do when major external changes threaten your job security.
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Public Speaking: Dealing with Anxiety
Our guidance on dealing with anxiety when speaking in public
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Increase Productivity: Minimize Context Switching
How to prevent context-switching derailing your productivity.
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How To Persuade Someone with A Combination MTDISC profile
How to communicate effectively with someone who has a mixed DISC profile.
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How To Demonstrate Meeting Engagement: Video Conferencing Edition
Our guidance on showing you’re engaged during video meetings
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How To Give Feedback For A Presentation - Chapter 2 - Part 2
Part 2 of Our guidance on what to say when giving presentation feedback.
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How To Give Feedback For A Presentation - Chapter 2 - What To Say - Part 1
Our guidance on what to say when giving presentation feedback.
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Managing Your Digital Presence While Job Seeking
Our guidance on conducting a digital presence review before you start job hunting.
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Work-Life Balance: The Yellow Peanut M&M Analogy - HOF 2024
The common wisdom about work-family balance is wrong. We're asking the wrong question.
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Using An Influence/Stakeholder Map To Improve Your Relationships
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.
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Personal OKRs For Career Growth - Part 2
Our guidance on setting your own OKRs to grow your career.
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Personal OKRs For Career Growth - Part 1
Our guidance on setting your own OKRs to grow your career.
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Preparing For Your Review - HOF 2024
Our Hall of Fame guidance on how to prepare for your review.
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The Basics of Asynchronous Communication
The beginning of our guidance on effectively communicating asynchronously.
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How To Give Feedback For A Presentation - Chapter 1 - When (and When Not) to Give Presentation Feedback - part 2
Our guidance on deciding whether to give presentation feedback.
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How To Give Feedback For A Presentation - Chapter 1 - When (and When Not) to Give Presentation Feedback
Our guidance on deciding whether to give presentation feedback.
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How To Answer Questions About Difficult Co-workers In An Interview
Our guidance on answering the interview question, "Describe a situation where you had to work with a difficult colleague or team member?" and similar questions.
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Maintain Your Professional Presence Whilst Working Remotely - Be Early To Meetings
Our guidance on staying top of mind when working remotely by being early to meetings.
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How To Regain Professional Credibility - Part 2
Part 2 of Our guidance on building professional credibility with actions, not words.
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How To Regain Professional Credibility - Part 1
Our guidance on building professional credibility with actions, not words.
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Time Management and the High C (MTDISC) - Part 2
Part two of our guidance for High C’s on mitigating their weaknesses and improving their time management skills.
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Time Management and the High C (MTDISC) - Part 1
Our guidance for High C’s on mitigating their weaknesses and improving their time management skills.
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Time Management and the High S (MTDISC) - Part 2
Part 2 of our guidance for High S's on mitigating their weaknesses and improving their time management skills.
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Time Management and the High S (MTDISC) - Part 1
Part 1 of our guidance for High S's on mitigating their weaknesses and improving their time management skills.
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Time Management and the High I (MTDISC) - Part 2
Part 2 of our guidance for High I's on mitigating their weaknesses and improving their time management skills.
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Time Management and the High I (MTDISC) - Part 1
Part 1 of our guidance for High I's on mitigating their weaknesses and improving their time management skills.
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Time Management and the High D (MTDISC) - Part 2
Part 2 of our guidance for High D's on mitigating their weaknesses and improving their time management skills.
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Time Management and the High D (MTDISC) - Part 1
Part 1 of our guidance for High D's on mitigating their weaknesses and improving their time management skills.
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How To Demonstrate Your Experience On Your Resume
Our guidance on how to how to demonstrate your experience on your resume.
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Minimum Viable Skill Level: How To Optimize Your Professional Development - Part 2
Part 2 of our guidance on the concept of Minimum Viable Skill Level and how to apply it to your career.
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Minimum Viable Skill Level: How To Optimize Your Professional Development - Part 1
Part 1 of our guidance on the concept of Minimum Viable Skill Level and how to apply it to your career.
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Join A Professional Association - Part 2
Part 2 of our guidance on joining a professional association.