Free Lesson
4 Reasons Why Managers Fail & How To Avoid Them
30 min
Apr 24, 2025 3:00 PM
Virtual (Zoom)
In this video
What you'll learn
#1: Lack of self-awareness
We all have blind spots! You must solicit and internalize feedback.
#2: Lack of two-way empathy
You must help your team understand how to work with you and why it is a win / win to collaborate.
#3: Unproductive relationships with employees
Invest in your team and work hard for their success and growth.
#4: Absence of goal alignment
When scrambling to adapt to changing priorities, it is necessary to also continually re-adapt the employee focus.
(new) AI misalignment
Managers encourage their teams to use AI, but majority do not use it themselves.
Why this topic matters
When these 4 factors are addressed, the risk of manager failure drops from 48% to just 5%. For each reason, we will cover the Manager action and the IC (direct report) action.
You'll learn from
Jason Yoong
COO of Level Up (ex-Amazon)
Marsden Kline
Co-founder MGMT Accelerator (ex-Goldman Sachs & Google)
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