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Authority Optional: Leadership Beyond the Rulebook

Authority Optional: Leadership Beyond the Rulebook

By: Maximus Powers and Josh Lamansky
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Two former middle managers reflecting on their corporate past share ideas on unorthodox leadership and connected management. An irreverent and insightful look on how to build environments that people ACTUALLY want to work in without getting sucked into the stale and tired corporate rhetoric that is commonplace in big companies. They discuss subverting the dominant paradigm of performance management with insights to their experience using engagement and development strategies to exceed performance measures AND build lasting relationships.

Authority Optional 2023 Economics Management Management & Leadership Relationships Social Sciences
Episodes
  • 2_11- CFMA Annual Conference: Formal conversations with grace

    2_11- CFMA Annual Conference: Formal conversations with grace
    Dec 22 2024

    Max and Josh, in their second topic at the CFMA, discuss some valuable practices they've discovered and utilized over the years when dealing with situations that require some delicacy. Techniques range from prep to tone, and they cover a few questions from the audience to dive into specifics.
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    46 mins
  • 2_10- CFMA Annual Conference: Leading your company culture

    2_10- CFMA Annual Conference: Leading your company culture
    Dec 12 2024

    Max and Josh had the privilege of being invited to speak at a CFMA annual conference. In this episode they covered the topic of leading culture as a middle manager, how to deal with possible resistance to creating a great culture, and some methods on making your role easier by crafting an environment people like to work in.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • 2_9- Is perception reality?

    2_9- Is perception reality?
    Dec 3 2024

    Max and Josh explore this very common phrase in corporate America: Perception is reality. It can be used as a trope, a shield to hide behind for those that can't come up with something better to say. But with a slight twist and perspective and a few valuable added words, it's also a tremendous tool for development and communication.
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    27 mins
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