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Manager Tools Effective Managers Conference, San Antonio September 13, 2007

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Subtitle: "What I Did Last Week"

So, last Tuesday I traveled to San Antonio, for the Manager Tools Conference.   If you’re not listening to the (free!) weekly podcasts from Mark Horstman and Mike Auzenne - you don’t know what you’re missing.  In fact, if you’re not - go check out their "Basics" post here to get ready access to their core casts.  Did I mention they were free?

 

 

Two days doesn’t sound like much, does it?  And yet, that was quite possibly the most useful, focused and well-presented training - in anything, let alone management - that I have ever been to.  And I’ve attended a lot of presentations, seminars and training over the years.  Here’s the rundown of the conference content:

  1. Introductions (2 hours, 100+ attendees, outstanding process & technique)
  2. One on One’s
  3. Feedback
  4. Coaching
  5. Delegation
  6. Effective Performance Management
  7. Time Management
  8. "The Effective Manager’s Week"

… and Q&A.  Lots and Lots of Q&A, to the extent that poor Mark had almost lost his voice by the end of Thursday!  Seriously - the benefits that those sessions brought to the conference cannot be understated, and the availability of Mark & Mike (not to mention the able assistance of Mike S, Steve and Kate) until late in the day was very much appreciated.

Mark & Mike have six of these conferences planned for next year - across the US, in Europe, and in Australia.  I cannot encourage you strongly enough to check out their (award-winning) podcast, their website, and their discussion forums for more information.

(I got to play tourist as well…):

The Alamo

Comments»

1. Jon - January 13, 2008

Hi Gary - What does an “Effective Manager Week” look like?

During the practice of feedback and coaching, where you given scenario’s by the presenter’s to practice or did partipants create their own? Or both?

Thanks very much.
Jon

2. Gary Slinger - January 13, 2008

Jon,

That section was more lecture & discussion than example based interactive - still, a very good session.

It happens that Mark & Mike have since posted two podcasts that pretty much cover this piece:

http://www.manager-tools.com/2007/11/the-basics-of-calendar-management/
http://www.manager-tools.com/2007/12/the-basics-of-calendar-management-part-2-of-2/

Hope that helps.

Gary

3. Jon - January 20, 2008

That helps Gary. What parts did you actually practice vs. lecture & discussion?

4. Gary Slinger - January 20, 2008

Jon: The majority of it - feedback, especially. Trust me, it’s a plenty interactive conference.

G.

5. Jon - January 20, 2008

Thanks Gary.