The Black Widow Mistake - Part 2 (Hall of Fame Guidance)

Manager Tools

Mike Auzenne

Management, Leadership, Strategy, Feedback, How-to, Skills, Advice, Development, Careers, Coaching, Business

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🗓️ 1 September 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The Black Widow Mistake is named after the red, angular figure eight markings on the abdomen of the dangerous female black widow spider. The mistake that many aspiring executives make is to start narrowing their development at the same time that their executive role requires them to be thinking more broadly, including outside the organization. It can put a stop to your upward development.

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0:00.0	Hey, folks, this is Mark of Manager Tools.
0:02.1	Recently, Mike and I recorded an executive tools podcast called The Black Widow mistake.
0:08.2	I happened to mention it to a few people in the Manager Tools community.
0:11.3	They were immediately very interested.
0:13.1	And Mike and Sarah and I quickly realized that, in fact, it had implications for managers as well.
0:19.3	And we thought we'd release it to you as a special addition of manager tools.
0:24.7	And perhaps some of you will realize that you're probably at a point in your career
0:28.3	where you ought to start thinking about getting an executive tools license.
0:31.2	So here it is, part two, the conclusion of this topic.
0:37.2	Welcome to Executive Tools, the Black Widow mistake.
0:41.0	Part 2.
0:42.7	This cast answers these questions.
0:45.2	What is the Black Widow mistake for executives and aspiring executives?
0:48.7	Where should I focus my learning as an executive?
0:51.5	How can I use AI to facilitate my learning? Well, if you want to answer
0:55.5	these questions and more, keep listening. Here we go. U.S. College football's back, and you know
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1:23.9	Contact Maggie by emailing her at customer service at manager dash tools.com to see when we can bring
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