What Number Twos Do - And Why - Part 1

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Mike Auzenne

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🗓️ 19 August 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

To find the time to get your own work done, you've got to name a successor: a Number Two. You can be forgiven for thinking that Number Two's aren't really a thing, because so few managers use them. But the best do. And here's how they delegate to them, for both the Number Two's benefit, and for YOU.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Manager Tools.
0:02.0	This is Sarah, and this is Kate.
0:05.0	Today's podcast.
0:07.0	What number twos do and why?
0:09.0	Part one of two.
0:11.0	The questions this cast answers are, what should I have my number two
0:15.4	doing? How can I develop my successor? How can I make time for my
0:19.2	responsibilities? If you want answers to these questions and more, keep listening.
0:25.0	In a recent conversation about our effective manager training, we were chatting with a sponsor
0:31.0	from an organization who wanted to know if this training was just for junior managers or everyone in a supervisory role.
0:38.0	The answer folks is it's for everyone.
0:41.0	Even executives at the VP level have direct reports and building and maintaining relationships,
0:47.0	performance communication and delegation are just as important, if not more, to executives.
0:53.3	Even elite athletes are on record saying they still need to practice, practice, practice.
0:58.4	The basics are important to maintain a level of professional acumen for all.
1:03.0	Learn more about our content and its useful, actionable
1:08.0	applicability to drive results and retention in your organization.
1:12.0	To learn more contact Maggie by emailing
1:15.8	customer service at manager dash tools.com for more information.
1:25.0	So Kate we're talking about number twos. Mm-hmm.
1:26.0	Second in commands, if you will.
1:28.0	And actually it was funny when we got this set of shownose for Mark.
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