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Management Mastery

Management Mastery

Hosted by Fred Ball & Rick Kendall

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Episodes

192

Latest episode

Oct 2026

Language

EN-US

About the show

Senior Executive Coaches discuss the problems new (and, often, experienced) managers regularly face and give practical advice on how to prevent them, or deal with them when they occur.

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October 20, 2026Episode 15711 min

The Effective Use Of Power

The traditional use of power and authority has been to exercise strict control over others. However, that’s often not the best strategy. More often, a better route is to go beyond exercising control to mobilizing others’ energy and commitment. That’s the focus of this episode.

October 13, 2026Episode 15912 min

Getting Rid of Old Rules & Regulations

When skilled leaders meet with their staff members and ask, “What’s keeping you from being more productive?” The answer they often hear is about unnecessary rules, policies, and procedures that have long outlived their usefulness. That’s the subject of this episode.

October 6, 2026Episode 15512 min

Are You Contributing to an Employee's Lack of Success?

When an employee fails, managers usually don’t blame themselves. Whatever the actual reason may be, the problem is assumed to be the employee’s fault and the employee’s responsibility. But, what if the manager has also contributed to the poor performance? That’s the focus of this week's episode.

September 29, 2026Episode 15510 min

What Is the Leader's Role In Presentations?

In this episode we discuss both types of communicating: one-on-one and with groups. HOW something is communicated is as important as WHAT is being communicated.

September 22, 2026Episode 15410 min

What is the Leader's Role in Communication Preparation?

Communication skills, the ability to prepare, interact, and understand messages, are among the most important skills and abilities any leader must have to be successful. Preparation for communicating with one or more people is the focus of this episode.

September 15, 2026Episode 15311 min

What is the Leader's Role in Relationship Building?

The leader’s role is to build and maintain a high-performing team that outperforms the competition. In a past episode we discussed EQ, the first of the core skills and abilities to be a successful leader. In this episode we will discuss Relationship Building, another critical skill.

September 8, 2026Episode 13510 min

A Better Approach to Problem Solving

Whether you’re a new, or experienced, manager you’ll face problems at work. The way that you approach solving them will prove to be an important aspect of your success. In this encore episode we’ll discuss a good process to follow.

September 1, 2026Episode 1289 min

Encore of Dealing With a Difficult Coworker

Almost everyone has had the experience of working with a toxic coworker. How to deal with that situation can be difficult and emotional. It is not something that most people want to deal with, but it is in your interest, and the other persons, to work out the problem. We will deal with ways that you can do that in this encore episode.

September 1, 2026Episode 15311 min

What Is the Leader's Role in Relationship Building?

The leader’s role is to build and maintain a high-performing team that outperforms the competition. In a past episode we discussed EQ, the first of the core skills and abilities to be a successful leader. In this episode we will discuss Relationship Building, another critical skill.

August 25, 2026Episode 15210 min

What Is a Leader's Role? Emotional Quotient or E.Q.

The leader’s role is to build and maintain a high-performing team that outperforms the competition. In this episode of Management Mastery, we discuss Emotional Quotient or E.Q., one of the core skills and abilities needed to be a successful leader. In future episodes we’ll discuss additional core skills and abilities important in being a successful leader.

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