Manager Matt Podcast Show
A podcast designed to give actionable advice and guidance on real life management problems. Hosted by Matthew Haddock a real life manager and leader of over 25 years.
Want to improve your management skills, understand what modern theory of leadership is and more importantly how to apply this in your business career? Want to learn how these skills could improve your leadership?Then this is the podcast for you. Each week you will listen to ideas from Manager Matt, business leaders, entrepreneurs and like minded managers. Matthew applies a positive mind set mixed with a statistical logical approach to delivering results and develop people to their best.Come with him to learn, grow and expand your understanding and knowledge.
Get in touch and start your journey of knowledge and motivation.
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Manager Matt Podcast Show
The Best Questions to Get Your Peers Working With You
Cross-department tension. Competing priorities. “Us vs them” thinking.
If you’re a manager who needs results without burning bridges, this episode is for you.
In this practical, no-nonsense episode of the Manager Matt Podcast, Matt breaks down five powerful questions that help you build trust, influence peers, and turn strained inter-department relationships into genuine partnerships.
Instead of pushing harder or escalating issues, these questions shift the dynamic from “I need something from you” to “How do we win together?”
You’ll learn:
- Why most peer conflict isn’t personal — it’s structural
- How the right questions instantly lower defensiveness
- What to say to uncover hidden pressures and priorities
- How to surface friction points without blame
- The one leadership question that builds trust faster than any process or meeting
Each question is explained with real-world examples, simple psychology, and language you can use immediately in your next conversation.
If you want to:
✔ Break down silos
✔ Get support without forcing it
✔ Be seen as a collaborative, credible leader
✔ Build influence across departments
This episode gives you tools you can use today.
Because great leadership isn’t about authority — it’s about alignment.
Please send any feedback or questions to managermattpodcast@gmail.com
