Today, Cranky Middle Manager Wayne Turmel talks to one of the great voices in leadership studies, Frances Hesselbein about leadership, Peter Drucker and her new book, The Organization of the Future 2. Oh and sorry about the size of the file, don’t know what’s going on with that….. ...

Today, Cranky Middle Manager Wayne Turmel talks to Chris Sims of the Technical Management Institute about Agile software development and managing in an Agile environment. Oh, and we look at Gaius Marius who helped the Roman army reorganize and talk about an upcoming webinar for managers with remote ...

Today Wayne Turmel talks about the curse of middle management- why smart people do irrational things with Rom Brafman, co-author of Sway- the Irresistable Pull of Irrational Behavior. Oh and Mozi (Mo Tzu) and William Gladstone. Irrationality knows no borders or eras…… Rom Brafman, probab...

Wayne Turmel risks his cranky reputation by talking to Russ Edelman, author of “Nice Guys Can Get the Corner Office – 8 Strategies for Winning in Business Without Being a Jerk“. So how come you can’t Google any “nice” leaders other than Ghandi, and his own children ha...

Today Wayne Turmel talks to Rick Lochner about the Johari Window and how it can help you prepare for organizational change… or just amaze people that you know cool words like Johari Window. Also we pay tribute to Father Time and a composer gives us no sympathy. You don’t get stuff like t...

Today Wayne Turmel talks software and creating middle management from scratch with  Inc. Magazine columnist and Fog Creek’s President, Joel Spolsky. We also ask how the title of Satrap would look on your resume. Help keep Cranky Middle Manager free to listen and on the air! Please help The Po...

Today Wayne Turmel talks about a middle manager’s integrity and how critical it is to business success. Tony Simons will talk about his book, “The Integrity Dividend- Leading by the Power of Your Word”. We also talk about ritual disemboweling as taking it to extremes. Show Notes 0:...

Today Wayne Turmel talks with author Don Schmincke about what leaders can learn from people who climb the world’s most dangerous peaks.  We’re talking High Altitude Leadership. We also talk about a French physicist and a chance for listeners in Chicago to meet up in December. Don Schmin...

Today Wayne Turmel steps into the tricky waters of gender science to see how male and female brains differ and what that means to business. Our guest is Michael Gurian, co-author of Leadership and the Sexes- Using Gender Scient to Create Success in Business. Michael Gurian My new book- a great gift ...

About Wayne Turmel: After a long career in the traditional corporate training world, Wayne Turmel is now the president of www.greatwebmeetings.com, which helps people develop the sales and presentation skills necessary to communicate effectively when you can’t be face to face with your customers. ...