Episodes

So, the company I work for has an annual employee survey and my results recently came out. In most areas, I score well, over 90% positive. But one question that I have consistently scored between 80 and 85% favorable (for mul...

In , I talked about how you should be looking for opportunities to increase the scope and impact of the work that you perform. Delegating and automating process driven tasks and soliciting for work that involves more discretion and judgement. ...

Based on the lead quote, Stephen Covey popularized the concept of the "Eisenhower Decisions Matrix" in his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The basic premise is that you should rank the things you need to do base...

One of the things that I often tell my team is "if you're the only one who can, you're the one who always will". What I mean by that is that if you're a single point of knowledge, as a manager, I can't assign those tasks to a...

In the corporate world, being scared leads to self-doubt and inaction. If your goal is to advance your career, those are two attributes that you CAN'T let take over. So, when you find yourself feeling fear, what then? The str...

Whether official policy or not, in many companies in order to be promoted, you have to have already begun doing the work of the next level. When that next level is a position of leadership, it isn't always easy to have that w...

An individual development plan is a document that YOU create and YOU own that documents how you'd like your career to progress. It's main purpose is to facilitate communication with your leaders on your career goals - both sh...

If we look at your day to day activities, some of your tasks are process driven. They are driven by standard operating procedures (SOPs) that dictate what needs to be done. There may be associated flowcharts and decision tree...

Welcome to Managing a Career, I'm Layne Robinson. This podcast is aimed to help you navigate the path to professional success. Whether you're a recent graduate still searching for your place or a seasoned professional with ye...