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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

Career ToolsAnswering Questions About Travel In Interviews
Our guidance on answering questions about travel in interviews.
Career ToolsHow To Support Your Boss During Change
Our guidance on supporting your boss when she introduces change.

Career ToolsPrioritizing Your Relationship With Your Boss - Chapter 1
Our guidance on prioritizing your relationship with your boss.
Career ToolsWhen A Boss Asks For Candor - Part 2 (CT)
Sometimes a new boss asks for "candor." In general, caution is warranted initially.
Career ToolsWhen A Boss Asks For Candor - Part 1 (CT)
Sometimes a new boss asks for "candor." In general, caution is warranted initially.


Career ToolsLayoff Signs And What To Do About Them - Part 2
Part 2 of our guidance on the signs to look out for that indicate layoffs are coming.
Career ToolsLayoff Signs And What To Do About Them - Part 1
Part 1 of our guidance on the signs to look out for that indicate layoffs are coming.



Career ToolsSuccession Plans For Individual Contributors
Our guidance for individual contributors on how to create a succession plan and find a successor.

Career ToolsI'm Not A People Person - Chapter 1
Our guidance on what to do if you're not a "people person".
Career ToolsEvent Follow-Up
Our guidance on how to follow up after an industry event, training, or other event where you meet lots of new people.
Career ToolsPlanning For Resume Improvement - Part 2
Part 2 of our guidance about planning now for a better resume in the future.
Career ToolsPlanning For Resume Improvement - Part 1
Part 1 of our guidance about planning now for a better resume in the future.



Career ToolsPreparing For Your Review - HOF 2018
Our Hall of Fame guidance on how to prepare for your review.
Career ToolsCase Study Interviews - Part 4 (CT)
Part 4 of our overview of Case Study Interview techniques, questions, and preparation.
Career ToolsCase Study Interviews - Part 3 (CT)
Part 3 of our overview of Case Study Interview techniques, questions, and preparation.
Career ToolsCase Study Interviews - Part 2 (CT)
Part 2 of our overview of Case Study Interview techniques, questions, and preparation.
Career ToolsCase Study Interviews - Part 1 (CT)
Part 1 of our overview of Case Study Interview techniques, questions, and preparation.
Career ToolsInaugural MT Case Study Responses - and What Happened - Part 2 (CT)
Part 2 of our responses to listeners' recommendations to the Inaugural MT Case Study, and reveal what actually happened.
Career ToolsInaugural MT Case Study Responses - and What Happened - Part 1 (CT)
Part 1 of our responses to listeners' recommendations to the Inaugural MT Case Study, and reveal what actually happened.
Career ToolsCase Studies and The Inaugural MT Interactive Case - Part 2 (CT)
What are case studies? Taught in part with the Manager Tools Inaugural Interactive Case Study.
Career ToolsCase Studies and The Inaugural MT Interactive Case - Part 1 (CT)
What are case studies? Taught in part with the Manager Tools Inaugural Interactive Case Study.
Career ToolsCommunicating Across A Language Barrier - Chapter 3 - Written Communication - Part 2
Part 2 of the last part of our guidance on presenting to an audience that has a different first language to you.
Career ToolsCommunicating Across A Language Barrier - Chapter 3 - Written Communication - Part 1
Part 1 of the last part of our guidance on presenting to an audience that has a different first language to you.
Career ToolsAssessing Your Meeting Performance
Our guidance on a system of assessing your performance during meetings.
Career ToolsAnnual Career Checkup - Part 3
Part 3 of our guidance on reviewing your career regularly.
Career ToolsAnnual Career Checkup - Part 2
Part 2 of our guidance on reviewing your career regularly.
Career ToolsAnnual Career Checkup - Part 1
Part 1 of our guidance on reviewing your career regularly.

Career ToolsCommunicating Across A Language Barrier - Chapter 2 - Facial Expressions and Body Language
Chapter 2 of our guidance on presenting to an audience that has a different first language to you.
Career ToolsEasing Family Fears During A Job Search
Our guidance on family communication when you lose your job.
Career ToolsFollowing Your Boss To A New Job - Part 2
Our guidance on following your boss to a new job.
Career ToolsFollowing Your Boss To A New Job - Part 1
Our guidance on following your boss to a new job.
Career ToolsCommunicating Across A Language Barrier - Chapter 1 - Part 2
Part 2 of our guidance on presenting to an audience that has a different first language to you.
Career ToolsCommunicating Across A Language Barrier - Chapter 1 - Part 1
Part 1 of our guidance on presenting to an audience that has a different first language to you.
Career ToolsHow To Be Productive During Summer
Our guidance on continuing to be productive during holiday periods.

Career ToolsPost-Townhall Professional Response
Our guidance on attending and reacting to a Townhall meeting.

Career ToolsWhat To Do When You Don't Have Enough Work
Our guidance on what to do when you have capacity to do more work.

Career ToolsMassive Workload Increase Response
Our guidance on what to do if you gain extra work after a reorganization.
Career ToolsDon't Leave Without A New Job
Our guidance on when and when not to leave a job without a job to go to.

Career ToolsRelationship Errors - Not Reporting No News
Our guidance on communicating, whether you have news or not.
Career ToolsGetting Results In A Matrix - Big Picture
Our guidance on working in a matrix - the big picture.
Career ToolsThe Three Types of Power (And One To Rule Them) - Part 4 (CT)
Power is necessary for organizational change and success, even if some of us would rather call it influence. But what is it? And how can I get some? And some…
Career ToolsThe Three Types of Power (And One To Rule Them) - Part 3 (CT)
Power is necessary for organizational change and success, even if some of us would rather call it influence. But what is it? And how can I get some? And some…
Career ToolsThe Three Types of Power (And One To Rule Them) - Part 2 (CT)
Power is necessary for organizational change and success, even if some of us would rather call it influence. But what is it? And how can I get some? And some…
Career ToolsThe Three Types of Power (And One To Rule Them) - Part 1 (CT)
Power is necessary for organizational change and success, even if some of us would rather call it influence. But what is it? And how can I get some? And some…