Here's my slides from HR Tech, where I riffed on the evolution of the modern manager and came to the conclusion that Ari Gold has more to do with what makes a manager successful than any of those BS Managerial Competencies you keep clinging to.

11. “People tell you who they
are, but we ignore it because
we want them to be who we
want them to be…”
--Don Draper

17. Q12

18. 3. At Work, I have
the opportunity to
do what I do best
every day.

19. 6. There is
someone at my
company that
encourages my
development

23. CAREER AGENTS

24. “I'm not here to just grind on you to get
results. I'm here to make you better, so
you're going to have fun, make more $$
over time and accomplish your career
goals while we get results for the
company.”
"I'm willing to do that even if it means you
promote yourself by taking a better job
with another company because we made
you better."

25. Help Them Build Portfolios
Contrast Good vs. Great
WIIFM?
Control of 1-on-1’s
Every Conversation Starts From the Lens of the Employee

27. “Other than the manager
you work for, who would
you most want to work
for in our company
and why?”