What Every First-Time Manager Needs to Hear

What Every First-Time Manager Needs to Hear

From Sparks by Cegos UK | Cegos US

August 27, 2025 · 42 min · Season 8 · Episode 8

About this episode

Milly and guest Hannah Frame discuss the challenges and rewards of first-time management, sharing insights and practical advice.

In this episode of Sparks, Milly invites Hannah Frame from BAE systems to speak about the messy, rewarding, and surprising journey of learning to love management. From asking for support as a new manager to figuring out how to delegate, they share honest reflections and practical takeaways. We also dive into fresh insights from Cegos’ International Barometer on leadership trends across the globe. If you're stepping into a management role, or are still adjusting to one, this episode is for you. See what we do best:https://www.cegos.co.uk/Interested in sparking something with us?info@cegos.ukConnect with us on LinkedIn:Milly Gladstone: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-gladstone/Hannah Frame: https://www.linkedin.com/in/framehannah/0:00 welcome to sparks5:33 Asking for support as a new manager7:01 How did you adjust to quickly becoming a manager?18:29 Learning to delegate24:38 Learning to love management28:23 Insights from Cegos’ International Barometer38:51 Advice to people about to step into the role

People in this episode

Host: Milly Gladstone

Guest: Hannah Frame

Topics covered

  • first-time management
  • delegation
  • leadership trends
  • support for new managers
  • learning to love management

Keywords

  • first-time manager
  • management support
  • delegation
  • leadership
  • Cegos International Barometer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BAE systems, Cegos

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