Best Manager Ever

About Best Manager Ever

Best Manager Ever reveals the secrets of successful management and empowers leaders to build winning teams. Join a community dedicated to sharing insights and stories from the most successful and beloved leaders in the startup world. All guests have been nominated as the “best manager ever” by a recent direct report. Before each interview, we go behind the guest’s back to collect feedback and stories from their team about what they’re *actually* like to work for. Then we sit down with the guest to unpack that feedback and to dig into their leadership playbook and lessons learned. Tune in, learn from the experts, and enhance your management skills while building meaningful connections throughout your career. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Annie Riley

Category

business · business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Oct 2024

Latest episode

24 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

24 of 63 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   24 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Season 4 Wrap: What the Best Leaders Do Differently

   Host Annie Riley shares five essential leadership takeaways from top tech leaders, highlighting AI's impact and the enduring need for human connection.

2. 

   17 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Rethinking Executive Presence with Scott Lamb

   Annie Riley interviews Scott Lamb, exploring a leadership model rooted in curiosity and human connection, offering insights into executive presence and effective management.

3. 

   10 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Self-Compassion Break for High Performers

   Host Annie Riley interviews clinical psychologist Dr. Michael Klein about practical self-compassion tools for high-achieving leaders to foster resilience and creativity.

Inside a recent episode

Season 4 Wrap: What the Best Leaders Do Differently

Published 24 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] No slop here. Okay, so with all of that said, on to my takeaways from the season. These are themes that I keep coming back to, again, based on conversations with our guests, and all of them have to do with what I observe the best leaders are doing to be and remain the very best in the game. I'll give you a quick summary of them, and then I'll go into each one in a little more detail. Okay, number one, the best leaders create space for themselves as part of their jobs, not something extra. Number two, the best leaders focus on creating clarity. Number three, the best leaders are less concerned about having all the answers and more concerned about learning as they go. […]

Who has been a guest on Best Manager Ever

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Scott Lamb
• Michael Klein
• JZ
• Anna Randall
• Silvia Oviedo Lopez

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

32 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 22 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

23

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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Does not typically book guests

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