On today’s episode of Management Development Unlocked, Eric sits down with Brian Walch, owner of Shiftfocus Coaching and Consulting. Brian is based in Anchorage, Alaska, and he helps organizations develop their managers. Brian also assists organizations in building best-in-class management cultures. He has a 25-year career in IT consulting and decided to move over to helping managers make a bigger impact while helping people develop in their careers.

Eric and Brian cover the challenges managers face after they move past the honeymoon stage, Brian’s advice for burned-out managers, and why burnout can happen even when you love what you’re doing. He shares four domains you should consider as a manager, what to do when you believe you’re ready for more responsibility, and the one thing that can benefit brand-new managers most.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

1. The challenges managers face in their own careers once they move past the honeymoon stage.
2. Brian Walch’s advice for burned-out managers and why internal motivation matters more than external.
3. Why burnout can happen even when you love what you’re doing.
4. Investing in yourself for the long haul and reaping the benefits.
5. Continual progression even as you become more comfortable with your management position.
6. Brian's four domains to consider as a manager: relationships and influence, skills and experience, results, and systems.
7. What to do when you think you’re ready for more in management.
8. Brian’s business, Shiftfocus, and what it can help you with.
9. The one thing Eric believes can benefit brand-new managers.

Connect with Brian Walch:

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