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Latest Episodes

Making Quick Decisions
September 26, 2016

Sometimes decisions are made too slowly, and other times too quickly. Join Jed and Bob as they discuss some of the key things that prevent quality quick decisions from being made.

Time and Priority Management
August 23, 2016

Join Jed and Bob as they discuss why many time management strategies don't work... then explain how you can finally gain control of your schedule.

Project Management 101
June 27, 2016

Join Jed and Bob as they discuss basic project management, and how you can put it to work for you.

Circles of Focus
May 30, 2016

Join Jed and Bob as they discuss how using simple tool of the Circle of Focus can help you better focus your efforts and get more done.

Dealing With Work Overload – The Sequel
May 16, 2016

Jed & Bob podcasted about Managing Work Overload several weeks ago, and got a fair bit of feedback in response. Join the guys as they talk about some of the pushback they get from their advice on how to handle Work Overload.

Managing Those with Less Experience: Strategy For an Inexperienced Workforce
May 03, 2016

This week Jed and Bob talk about how you manage when your entire workforce is seemingly without any experience. In the old days we used to give people five or ten years to get up to speed. Now we might only have five or ten months.

Conducting Effective Meetings
January 18, 2016

Join Jed and Bob as they discuss how to improve your meetings using Wily Manager's Four Points to Meeting Effectiveness.

Negotiation: The Triangle of Satisfaction
November 23, 2015

Join Jed and Bob as they talk about how you can be much more successful whether you are negotiating a contract, or simply trying to change behaviors of your direct reports.

Scatter Diagrams : Learning a Lot From a Little Bit of Stats
November 02, 2015

Join the Wily Manager guys this week, as they put on the Stats-hat, and talk about Scatter Diagrams, and spotting correlations. Before you decide to skip this podcast, know that Jed and Bob are committed to making this easy,

How to Motivate People Using Attribution Theory
October 20, 2015

Join the Wily Managers guys this week, when they talk about how to use Attribution Theory to help improve the performance of your people.