Ep.203: Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by David Dodson (@Dave-Dodson). Today’s episode is a re-run of my conversation with David Dodson, an investor, professor, former CEO, and author of one of my new favorite management books, The Manager’s Handbook. We talk about the strategies and tactics he’s learned over many years of studying high-performing CEOs and distilled into his book. If you’re looking for a belated gift for an ambitious friend, I cannot recommend highly enough gifting a copy of The Manager’s Handbook. And now, please enjoy this fantastic primer discussion on the book with David Dodson. I want to tell you about our audience survey we are currently running. These surveys help us create the best content for listeners and better understand your needs and interests. Thank you in advance for sharing your feedback, we greatly appreciate it. After 30 days we are giving $250 cash to 4 survey responders, just add your email at the end of the survey. Take the survey here: https://bit.ly/3QLBB1N Listen weekly and follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Breaker, and TuneIn. Learn more about Alex and Think Like an Owner at https://tlaopodcast.com/ Links: Pick up a copy of The Manager's Handbook by David Dodson David on LinkedIn Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:04:15) David’s experience as a first-time author (00:09:33) The decision to design the book for busy people (00:11:24) The challenge for CEOs to read given their time constraints (00:14:08) The 5 skills that are common among great leaders (00:22:51) How readers can apply the book’s lessons to their company (00:27:14) How to improve meetings (00:32:19) Radical Candor (00:38:35) The impact effective communication has on the 5 skills (00:43:42) Thoughts on good hiring (00:50:46) Successfully onboarding a new hire (00:54:28) Knowing when to fire an employee (00:56:22) The fanatical custodian of time (01:01:10) Best email & Slack habits (01:09:47) What section David would add to the next revision