I’ve had the chance to interview a number of professor/authors in the past. Today’s guest is both of those things, but with decades of experience as a CEO and entrepreneur to boot.
He is Stanford Graduate School of Business professor David Dodson. His new book is called The Manager’s Handbook: Five Simple Steps to Build a Team, Stay Focused, Make Better Decisions, and Crush Your Competition.
Managers, David says, desperately want a crisp, how-to book that will show them―in one single title―the way to master the most important skills necessary to run an organization. The Manager’s Handbook organizes the five essential skills of effective implementation into one, simple-to-read, easy-to-use, book.
It’s an essential playbook for managers, executives, board members, and other business leaders interested in dramatically improving their ability to lead people and inspire loyalty.
You’ll learn how to get better at running any kind of organization by breaking down each essential skill into bite-sized sub-skills you can easily and quickly learn.
I hope you’ll click the play button below to learn more about David and his work. For a summary, just keep scrolling.
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In today’s episode, I ask David about:
- How to hire and onboard the best people
- How to give performance feedback that has an impact
- How to get really intentional about how you spend your time
- And lots more!
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David in Action
Books David Recommends
What is Strategy? An Illustrated Guide to Michael Porter by Joan Magretta and Emile Holmewood
David mention a book titled Rational Irrationality which I was unable to find (save for a book about compostion). I’m not certain, but I believe he may have intended to reference this book by Steven Pinker:
Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, and Why It Matters by Steven Pinker
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