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David Maister interviews John Byrne, Executive Editor of BusinessWeek

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John Byrne shares the lessons of his personal career trajectory from business journalist to Fast Company editor to Executive Editor of BusinessWeek, and discusses how managing a knowledge-based company is similar to running a professional business.

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NOTES FOR THE EPISODE:

0:46 — Making the career change from journalist to manager

2:02 — Byrne’s goals for a good manager

3:08 — Managers as friends vs. Managers as leaders

4:06 — Driving on-the-job learning with outsider feedback

4:26 — Performance reviews and manager accountability

6:09 — Building employee trust

6:44 — The social upheaval of changing companies

7:56 — Valuing intution as a manager

8:41 — Morale and community challenges of a large organization

9:44 — Being a manager vs developing managers

11:24 — The publishing transition to multi-platform content

14:13 — Driving innovation to better serve readers

15:26 — Adding value with new media consumption patterns

17:11 — How to maintain passion and excitement