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[Re-Run] David Dodson - The Manager's Handbook - Ep.203

Dec 26, 2023

David Dodson, investor, professor, former CEO, and author of The Manager's Handbook, discusses strategies and tactics learned from studying high-performing CEOs. Topics include writing a book for busy people, challenges for CEOs to read, breaking down skills for better understanding, effective time management, importance of proper onboarding, and enhancing productivity in communication tools.

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David Dodson

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The podcast emphasizes the five essential skills of a great manager: building a team, valuing time, seeking advice, setting priorities, and prioritizing quality.

The importance of an effective hiring and onboarding process is highlighted, including objective evaluations, scorecards, team interviews, and vigilance meetings.

The podcast discusses the significance of being a fanatical custodian of time, prioritizing tasks, and allocating time for deep work to increase productivity.

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The Five Skills of Great Managers

The podcast episode discusses the five essential skills that make a great manager. These skills include a commitment to building a team, being a fanatical custodian of time, seeking and taking advice, setting and adhering to priorities, and having an obsession with quality. The episode emphasizes the importance of these skills and how they contribute to the success of CEOs and companies. It also provides insights on how to implement these skills and create a culture that fosters them throughout the organization.

Batching Tasks for Productivity

01:23

Creating a How-To Manual

01:24

Five Essential Skills of Successful Leaders

01:01

Success lies in sequential focus, not parallel processing

01:25

Introduction

2min

Strategies for Reducing Insurance Costs for Small Companies

2min

Exploring Effective Management Practices

4min

Breaking Down Skills and Enhancing Understanding

20min

Effective Time Management for Transformative Results

24min

The Importance of Effective Onboarding

16min

Enhancing Productivity in Internal Communication Tools and Taking Inspiration from Efficient Leaders

4min

Ep.203: Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by David Dodson (@Dave-Dodson).

Today’s episode is a re-run of my conversation with David Dodson, an investor, professor, former CEO, and author of one of my new favorite management books, The Manager’s Handbook. We talk about the strategies and tactics he’s learned over many years of studying high-performing CEOs and distilled into his book.

If you’re looking for a belated gift for an ambitious friend, I cannot recommend highly enough gifting a copy of The Manager’s Handbook. And now, please enjoy this fantastic primer discussion on the book with David Dodson.

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Topics:

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:04:15) David’s experience as a first-time author

(00:09:33) The decision to design the book for busy people

(00:11:24) The challenge for CEOs to read given their time constraints

(00:14:08) The 5 skills that are common among great leaders

(00:22:51) How readers can apply the book’s lessons to their company

(00:27:14) How to improve meetings

(00:32:19) Radical Candor

(00:38:35) The impact effective communication has on the 5 skills

(00:43:42) Thoughts on good hiring

(00:50:46) Successfully onboarding a new hire

(00:54:28) Knowing when to fire an employee

(00:56:22) The fanatical custodian of time

(01:01:10) Best email & Slack habits

(01:09:47) What section David would add to the next revision

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[Re-Run] David Dodson - The Manager's Handbook - Ep.203

Episode guests

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Deep dives

The Five Skills of Great Managers

Efficient Hiring and Onboarding Process

Optimizing Time Management

Maximizing Meeting Efficiency

Implementing Radical Candor for Effective Feedback

Batching Tasks for Productivity

Creating a How-To Manual

Five Essential Skills of Successful Leaders

Success lies in sequential focus, not parallel processing

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Deep dives

The Five Skills of Great Managers

Efficient Hiring and Onboarding Process

Optimizing Time Management

Maximizing Meeting Efficiency

Implementing Radical Candor for Effective Feedback

Batching Tasks for Productivity

Creating a How-To Manual

Five Essential Skills of Successful Leaders

Success lies in sequential focus, not parallel processing

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