The Cranky Middle Manager Show

Today we are joined once again by Deasun Oconchuir to discuss Project Management, in particular how it’s changed over the years,and whether you need to get PMI Certification or not. He literally wrote the book on the subject.

Today we talk tech trends with HP Fellow Charlie Bess, who’s been with us before, and Phil Simon. Phil is the author of The New Small and talks about what small businesses know that managers even in big

Today Wayne Turmel talks to Kathryn Ullrich about her book “Getting to the Top- Strategies for Career Success”. She’s a very smart person and heads up alumni career services at UCLA so she works with people way smarter

Today Wayne Turmel talks to Dr. George Lucas about the role of negotiation in being a manager. Oh sure, you might not be a sales weasel, but if you need resources from another department, that’s a negotation. We

Today we celebrate our 250th show by doing what we always do….bring you great guests with lots to say. Today Wayne talks to Stever Robbins, the “Get-It-Done Guy” who will talk productivity for individuals and teams. We also look at the origin of the term Eminence Grise, which anyone in a corporation should know, and [...]

Today Wayne Turmel returns from vacation to  talk to Tommy Spaulding about creating lasting, positive relationships. Tommy’s name first came up when we were talking to Steve Farber and he plays a prominent role in Steve’s book, Greater Than Yourself. Tommy’s book, “It’s Not Just Who You Know- Transform your life and your organization by [...]

Today Wayne Turmel talks to JR (Bob to the initiated) Parkinson about his book “Becoming a Successful Manager”. We also discuss the uncredited inventor of the English dictionary, my new Connected Manager column on BNET and a quote from Mark Twain. Eclectic and erudite just like the fine folks who listen to this show…. 2 new [...]

Employee engagement expert David Zinger joins Wayne Turmel for his second Cranky visit. We talk employee engagement, a new ebook and honeybees making art. Seriously. Also we look at Murrow’s Boys and Sam Goldwyn’s malaprops. That’s not as dirty as it sounds. David Zinger joins us to talk about employee engagement, the EE network and making [...]

Today Wayne Turmel talks to Chuck Martin, co-author of Work Your Stengths, a Scientific Process to Identify Your Skills and Match Them to the Best Career For You. Where is the line between ambition and futility? We also examine a crusading failure and learn for the Tao te Ching. Internation, eclectic… yup those are our [...]

Today Wayne Turmel talks to Guy Harris about moving from “Bud to Boss”. How do you make the transition from working with peers to being the manager? Also we look at a Greek god who blew a cool gig and more from Emerson. Guy Harris talks to us about moving from peer to leader. If you’re [...]

Today Wayne Turmel looks at if the way we’re being asked to work and manage is sustainable over the long haul. We’ll talk to Tony Schwartz, author of “The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working”. We’ll also look at Moses’ consulting skills and Kurt Vonnegut’s approach to exhaustion. Tony Schwartz is today’s guest. You can also read [...]

Today Wayne Turmel enters the murky waters of gender and management styles with Sally Helgesen, author of The Female Vision- Women’s Real Power at Work. We also talk about Shakesperean heroines and French debaters and I try to keep my cockatiel Byron quiet long enough to get this show recorded. Sally Helgesen, author of The Female [...]

Wayne Turmel talks to Zack Grossbart, author of The One Minute Commute about how he manages remote teams of engineers and software programmers. We also discuss freebooters and long distance love affairs. Plus you meet my noisy roommate, Byron de Prorok. Zack Grossbart in what passes for the home office for many workers. You can read [...]

Today Wayne Turmel talks to Robert (Bob) Morison about his new book, “Analytics at Work- Smarter Decisions, Better Results”. We also talk about the father of demographic studies, who should have seen his own fate coming, and a quote from Arthur Conan Doyle that helps explain why we are each a mystery but collectively we’re [...]

Today, Wayne Turmel geeks out on space and leadership with Charles Pellerin, author of “How NASA Builds Teams- Mission Critical Soft Skills for Scientists, Engineers and Project Teams”. He was the guy in charge of the Hubble Telescope project which was the lowest of lows and highest of highs so he feels your pain. Also [...]