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Hosted by Cindi Baldi and Geoffrey Tumlin, Management Muse inspires better work.
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The Management Muse Podcast provides organizational best practices through an exploration of new science, classic research, and interviews with smart, interesting people.

18/08/2025

When you’re convinced something is urgent, your first instinct might be, “I can’t believe you don’t see this!”, but that’s the worst way to bring people on board.

In this episode, Cindi and Geoff share how to do a reality check on your sense of urgency, why it’s important to get perspectives beyond your inner circle, and how to test if you’re pushing the right priorities at the right pace.

Listen to the full episode: https://bit.ly/46RrdOB

15/08/2025

By the time everyone feels the urgency, it’s often because the place is already on fire.

In this episode of Management Muse, we talk about why it’s so hard to instill urgency before a crisis, how to rally people around a goal without panic, and ways to get ahead of the flames instead of reacting to them.

Listen to the full episode: https://bit.ly/46RrdOB

13/08/2025

Urgency can move your team forward but too much for too long will burn them out.

In this episode of Management Muse, we talk about why organizations need to build in breaks, how to rotate responsibilities like a championship hockey team, and how to keep momentum without exhausting your people.

Listen to the full episode: https://bit.ly/46RrdOB

12/08/2025

Your team is capable of more than you think but without urgency, even great ideas stall.

In this episode of Management Muse, Cindi Baldi and Geoff Tumlin unpack how to create urgency that motivates action without creating burnout. You’ll learn why urgency is a leadership superpower, how to spark it in your team, and how to keep it alive long enough to reach your goals.

Watch now to learn how to create that sense of urgency: https://youtu.be/YHAaI3_KqSU

08/08/2025

Arguments go sideways when it stops being about the point and starts being about the ego.
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In this episode, Cindi and Geoff break down the difference between arguing and fighting and how staying focused helps you lead more productive, less emotional conversations.
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Catch the full episode: https://youtu.be/QZQVeHeCfdY

07/08/2025

Too many teams confuse argument with conflict and miss out on honest, critical conversations.
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In this episode, Cindi and Geoff talk about why the best companies argue early, how they know when to hit pause, and what happens when people start withholding instead of speaking up.
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Listen to the full episode now. https://bit.ly/4foqxCy

06/08/2025

Great teams don’t avoid conflict, they embrace it.
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In our latest episode, Cindi and Geoff unpack the real difference between arguing and fighting, why avoiding conflict can actually weaken your team, and how to disagree without damaging relationships.
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Why Great Teams Argue is now live on YouTube. https://youtu.be/QZQVeHeCfdY

05/08/2025

"What do you think?" might be the most underrated leadership tool you’re not using.
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Letting people talk and actually listening is one of the most effective ways to de-escalate conflict and build trust. In this episode, Cindi and Geoff share the easiest way to keep difficult conversations open, productive, and respectful.⁠
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Listen to the full episode now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube.

01/08/2025

If your team is learning big news from the grapevine before they hear it from you, trust is already eroding.

In this episode, Cindi and Geoff explain how gossip spreads faster than official channels and why managers have to be proactive communicators if they want their people to feel valued and in the loop.

Listen to the full episode now to learn how to improve workplace communication. https://bit.ly/41c7F3E

31/07/2025

Not every concern your team brings up is about work. But every concern is an opportunity to lead.

Cindi and Geoff share in this episode how outside stress bleeds into the workplace and why great managers know how to listen, reassure, and bring people back to solid ground.

Listen to the episode now. https://bit.ly/41c7F3E

30/07/2025

What really causes people to lose trust in their workplace?

It’s not always the big events, sometimes it’s a quiet lack of clarity or a missed moment of communication that makes teams feel uncertain. In this episode, we break down the subtle signals that shape trust, how to respond when your team is unsettled, and what you can do to rebuild connection and credibility.

Check out the full episode now: https://bit.ly/4l51Fki

29/07/2025

When someone suddenly leaves your company, your team is thinking one thing:
“Could this happen to me?”

Unexplained departures don’t just affect one person, they send shockwaves. In this episode, Cindi and Geoff explain why managers must address the fear and uncertainty before it takes root.

Watch the full episode now. https://bit.ly/41c7F3E

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