Managing Up

Travis Swicegood, Brandon Hays, Nickolas Means
Managing Up

Management tips, stories, and interviews to help navigate the challenges of managing creative and technical teams.

  1. 24 THG 1

    What If Meetings… Were Good, Actually?

    In this episode of the Managing Up Show, Brandon, Travis, and Nick talk about meetings. How did they get a bad reputation? How can they be better? And no, the answer is not to abolish meetings, but rather to put the effort into making them actually good.

    1 giờ 2 phút

  2. 15/02/2023

    Moving Past "Hero Culture"

    Nick, Travis, and Brandon talk "hero culture" and how that affects teams. What are the drawbacks of encouraging hero culture? How do you draw the distinction between necessary heroism and chronic hero culture? What's the difference between heroism and professionalism? They also discuss common pitfalls of trying to overcome hero culture, and what it means to set a sustainable example.

    59 phút

  3. 16/11/2022

    Actually Managing Up

    OK, fine, y'all win. We finally did the episode of "Managing Up" about managing up. In it, Nick, Travis, and Brandon talk about techniques for managing up, how they're similar to managing your own team members, and how it is sometimes very different. They share books and resources that helped them and talk about how communication, being crisp, and (gasp) _feelings_ play into managing your upward relationships.

    1 giờ 2 phút

  4. 13/06/2022

    How We've Changed the Way We Manage in the Pandemic, with Estella Gonzalez Madison

    The Managing Up Crew is joined by Estella Gonzalez Madison (@chicagoing) to discuss how they've changed the way they manage since the start of the pandemic 2+ years ago. They discuss tactical changes and how they've changed philosophically during this time, and how they square their own humanity and that of their teams during the last 2 years, as well as how this affects how they plan to manage in the future.

    1 giờ 3 phút

  5. 16/02/2022

    Pain, Learning Organizations, and Trainwrecks

    Nick, pondering the Texas electric grid and the 2021 power crisis posits the question to Travis and Brandon: What role does pain play in leading teams? What is the role of a manager in managing and reacting to pain on our teams? What are the dangers of hiding or deflecting this pain? This leads to a discussion of processing feedback, helping teams learn from pain, and yes, launching trains at meteors. What roles do curiosity and fear play in managing organizational pain? What role do retrospectives play in this? How do you pronounce "gigawatt"?

    1 giờ 5 phút

  6. 19/01/2022

    Accountability & Trust in a Distributed World

    Travis, Nick, and Brandon discuss the word "accountability". What does it mean? Why has it developed a negative connotation? What's the connection between "trust" and "accountability"? They discuss the sometimes uncomfortable conversations that must take in place before a conversation about accountability can bring real results. They also talk about how remote culture changes the shape of this conversation by removing shortcuts some leaders have leaned on in offices.

    1 giờ 2 phút

  7. 29/09/2021

    One on Ones: Beyond the Basics

    Nick, Travis, and Brandon revisit the one-on-ones topic from several years ago and go beyond "1:1s 101". The hosts dive past the scripts and formulas to discuss challenges with regular one-on-one meetings with your team. How do you discern "gripe sessions" from a genuine request to intervene? When do you share context vs. listen? How do you get people to shift past surface-level concerns to the most important topics? What are some 1:1 antipatterns? Also: The group restrains themselves to only one Ted Lasso reference.

    59 phút

  8. 07/07/2021

    "Marketing" Your Team as a Manager

    Nick, Brandon, and Travis discuss the term "Marketing" and the myth that doing good work will speak for itself. How can you advocate for your team's work authentically without feeling like you're bragging? They talk about using tracking documents to track and showcase team accomplishments, and why it's important to demonstrate your team's impact, and not just their efforts.

    43 phút
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Giới Thiệu

Management tips, stories, and interviews to help navigate the challenges of managing creative and technical teams.

Thông Tin

  • Nhà sáng tạo
    Travis Swicegood, Brandon Hays, Nickolas Means
  • Năm hoạt động
    2018 - 2024
  • Tập
    44
  • Xếp hạng
    Sạch
  • Bản quyền
    © 2018 Managing Up
  • Trang web chương trình
    Managing Up

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