Episode
How to make managing former peers easier
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- Managing Made Simple
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- Jul 14, 2026
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- 913
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Summary
You got promoted. Your closest work friend is now your direct report. And what felt like it would be easy is now the most uncomfortable relationship in your professional life. This episode is for you. Lia shares her own worst management experience -- managing someone who was her best friend at work -- and the 30-minute conversation she wishes she'd had from day one. In this episode you will learn: Why managing someone you already know tends to go wrong faster than managing a strangerThe assum...