The New Manager Playbook: Listen, Build, Lead (90 Days)

About this episode

This episode provides a playbook for new managers to effectively lead their teams in the critical first 90 days.

Friday you were a senior engineer. Monday you're the manager. Same chair, same desk, different rules — and the next 90 days will decide whether the team thrives or quietly disengages. Most new managers walk in on day one and do the wrong thing, confidently. They give the vision speech. They restructure the standup. They performance-manage their best person out. By week six their boss is asking gentle questions about whether they're "settling in." This episode is the playbook that prevents a...

People in this episode

Host: Nelson Fernandes

Topics covered

• management
• leadership
• team dynamics
• new managers
• employee engagement

Keywords

• new manager
• leadership
• team engagement
• management strategies
• employee performance

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