Managing Up Podcast
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 ra...Show More
2) 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...Show More
3) 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 tea...Show More
4) 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 ...Show More
How We've Changed the Way We Manage in the Pandemic, with Estella Gonzalez Madison
1:02:59 | Jun 13th, 2022
5) 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 re...Show More
6) 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 th...Show More
7) 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 meet...Show More
8) "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 brag...Show More
9) Inviting Feedback and Creating Psychological Safety
Nick, Travis, and Brandon talk about how they increase psychological safety on teams to create space for a variety of voices, starting by debating the value of "strong opinions, weakly held". They exp...Show More
10) Is "Resources" a Dirty Word?
In this episode, Nick, Travis, and Brandon talk about the word "resources", thinking of humans versus abstract notions of people, and balancing company needs with individual needs. What changes as you...Show More