The Management Minute with Dr. Donita Brown

About The Management Minute with Dr. Donita Brown

Short episodes for busy managers. Twice a week, under five minutes each, one idea you can use before your next meeting. Dr. Donita Brown spent two decades in Fortune 500 healthcare operations before becoming a management professor and leadership coach. She's seen what works from inside the org chart and from the front of the classroom, and she brings both to every episode. No fluff, no filler, no fifty-minute monologue. Just a real idea about leading people: how to give feedback that lands, when to delegate, why consistency beats motivation, and what to do about the parts of management nobody trained you for. Every episode ends with one question worth carrying into your week. If you lead a team, or you're about to, this is the fastest five minutes in your feed.

Publisher

Dr. Donita Brown

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Feb 2023

Latest episode

19 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

81 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Oct 2026

   Stop Saying "Great Job": How to Praise Employees

   Send us Fan Mail "Great job, team!" We've all said it. We've probably all heard it, too. But how much does that kind of praise actually mean? In this episode of The Management Minute, Dr. Donita Brown explains why generic praise often falls short and how managers can make employee recognition more meaningful. The difference comes down to being specific. Instead of simply telling someone they did a great job, tell them what they did well and why it mattered. Recognize the behavior and the resu...

2. 

   15 Oct 2026

   From Peer to Manager: What Nobody Tells You

   Send us Fan Mail Getting promoted to manager is exciting, but what happens when you're suddenly responsible for leading the same people who used to be your coworkers? One day you're part of the team, sharing lunch, conversations, and frustrations. The next, you're making decisions that affect those same people. And nobody really prepares you for how awkward that transition can feel. In this episode of The Management Minute, Dr. Donita Brown discusses one of the hardest transitions in leadersh...

3. 

   12 Oct 2026

   Psychological Safety at Work: Can Your Team Tell You the Truth?

   Send us Fan Mail Can the people on your team tell you the truth, especially when something goes wrong? Psychological safety has become a common workplace term, but what does it actually look like in practice? In this episode of The Management Minute, Dr. Donita Brown breaks psychological safety down into a simple question: Do the people who work for you feel safe enough to speak up? Can they ask a question they think might sound dumb? Own a mistake? Bring you bad news? Push back on a decision...

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

14 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

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

Quality

55

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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