Manager tools podcast

For a while now, I have been listening to the Manager's Tools podcast and have throughly enjoyed it. I would highly recommend it to all managers and others aspiring to be managers soon. Also I noticed it gives me a platform to compare a manager's skills and actions i.e. how a manager reacts to a situation vis-a-vis how Managers tools recommends a manager should act. This is largely due to the fact that Manager's tools, unlike a lot of other podcasts, offers cut and dry practical advice and talks about the common mistakes that managers make.

My ex-boss once told me, one of the best ways to learn to be a manager is to watch other managers, then put yourselves in that situation and think about what you would do. The important thing about this exercise however is that we have to set our ego aside and look at the situation objectively.

Although I don't do it as often as I should yet, I think listening to and learning from podcasts and other books along with role playing by putting yourself in a situation and thinking about how you would act is an effective way to learn and improve upon your management skills.