509: How to Become The Manager Your Team Needs with FranklinCovey’s Todd Davis

Todd Davis explains why people are bad at managing—and what to do about it. 

— YOU'LL LEARN — 

1) Where most managers fail. 

2) How to overcome the fear of feedback. 

3) A productivity hack to keep your week from spiraling. 

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— ABOUT TODD — 

Todd Davis has been with FranklinCovey for more than two decades and serves as the chief people officer. As the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Get Better: 15 Proven Practices to Build Effective Relationships at Work, Todd has delivered keynote presentations and speeches around the globe, including at the renowned World Business Forum. Todd has been featured in Inc. magazine, Fast Company, and the Harvard Business Review. He and his family reside in Holladay, Utah.

• Todd’s book: Everyone Deserves A Great Manager: The 6 Critical Practices for Leading a Team, with Scott Jeffrey Miller and Victoria Roos Olsson

• Company: FranklinCovey

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Tool: Time management matrix

• App: Blinkist

• Study: 2019 Global Human Capital Trends Report by Deloitte

• Book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen Covey

• Book: Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? by Seth Godin

• Previous episode: 490: Uncovering Your Why and Bringing It to Work with Justin Jones-Fosu

• Previous episode: 436: How to hack your time and motivation wisely—and when not to—with Joseph Reagle

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