The Modern Manager: Who It's For and Who Sponsors It

Est. audience: 28,500
Apple rating: 4.9 from 327
Cadence: Weekly
Latest: 2026-10-27
By: Mamie Kanfer Stewart
Based on: 12 recent episodes

Covers: Practical management tactics including effective delegation, handling resistance to change, running better meetings, performance management, and using workplace AI tools.
For: People managers, team leaders, and executives looking to improve daily management skills.
Best for: Managers looking for quick, actionable frameworks to improve team performance and communication.
Skip if: Individual contributors with no interest in management or people leadership.

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431: How to Delegate Without Micromanaging: Define What Done Looks Like: Teaches the four components of delegating tasks clearly without micromanaging.
430: How to Overcome Resistance to Change on Your Team with Tony Chatman: Explains how to identify hidden resistance and gain true team buy-in for change.
How to Figure Out What’s Really Behind a Performance Problem: Offers a three-question framework (person, process, promise) to diagnose employee performance issues.

Summarised by AI from 12 recent episodes. Audience estimate and Apple rating from Podscan, checked 2026-11-03; treat the estimate as a guide and ask the show for its own numbers. Prices are not included. Report a mistake.