{"podcast":{"title":"New Manager Conversations with Fexingo: First 90 Days, Managing Former Peers, and Leadership Basics","slug":"new-manager-conversations-with-fexingo-first-90-days-managing-former-peers-and-leadership-basics-7871636","podcast_index_feed_id":7871636,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/new-manager-conversations.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/new-manager-conversations/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":122,"summary":"Lucas and Luna explore the first 90 days of a new manager, from navigating the transition from peer to boss to building credibility without authority. Each episode examines a specific management challenge using real cases: how a tech lead at Spotify handled team pushback on code reviews, why a retail store manager at Patagonia reversed a 15% turnover by changing one-on-one meeting structure, and what data from Gallup's 2023 manager engagement survey reveals about the most common mistakes new leaders make. Lucas brings the research and frameworks — the Gartner manager readiness model, the 30-60-90 day templates from Harvard Business Review, and compensation data from Payscale — while Luna tests them against her own experience managing a marketing team and pushes for the messy human decisions behind the charts. They don't prescribe a single playbook; instead, they argue about when to impose structure and when to let norms emerge, how to handle a former peer who now resists direction, and what to do when your first hire quits in week six. Every conversation ends with a specific tension left unresolved: Is it better to over-communicate in the first month or let your team discover your…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T04:19:01.876952+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-manager-conversations-with-fexingo-first-90-days-managing-former-peers-and-leadership-basics-7871636"},"episode":{"title":"How New Managers Can Make Smarter Hiring Decisions in Their First Year","slug":"how-new-managers-can-make-smarter-hiring-decisions-in-their-first-year","published_at":"2026-06-11T16:59:45+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-manager-conversations-with-fexingo-first-90-days-managing-former-peers-and-leadership-basics-7871636/how-new-managers-can-make-smarter-hiring-decisions-in-their-first-year","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-manager-conversations-with-fexingo-first-90-days-managing-former-peers-and-leadership-basics-7871636","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/new-manager-conversations/episode-0045.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/new-manager-conversations/episode-0045.mp3","summary":"In this episode of New Manager Conversations, Lucas and Luna tackle a high-stakes challenge many first-time leaders face: making hiring decisions without a track record to lean on. Lucas shares a real case from a mid-stage SaaS company where a new manager, three months in, had to replace a departing team member. The episode drills into one specific decision framework — 'hire for pattern, not promise' — and walks through how to assess candidates against team gaps rather than generic job descriptions. Luna pushes back on the common advice to 'hire someone better than you,' arguing it's harder to execute than it sounds. They discuss practical tactics like structured reference calls, the two-question test for culture add versus culture fit, and why new managers should involve their skip-level in final rounds. No abstract leadership theory — just a concrete process for turning a scary first hire into a team-strengthening move. #NewManager #Hiring #CareerAdvice #Leadership #TalentAcquisition #FirstTimeManager #Interviewing #TeamBuilding #Management #HR #CareerGrowth #Podcast #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Careers #Recruitment #DecisionMaking #CultureFit Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"In this episode of New Manager Conversations, Lucas and Luna tackle a high-stakes challenge many first-time leaders face: making hiring decisions without…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":497,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/new-manager-conversations-with-fexingo-first-90-days-managing-former-peers-and-leadership-basics-7871636/episodes/how-new-managers-can-make-smarter-hiring-decisions-in-their-first-year/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-manager-conversations-with-fexingo-first-90-days-managing-former-peers-and-leadership-basics-7871636/how-new-managers-can-make-smarter-hiring-decisions-in-their-first-year.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}