{"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 Receive Feedback Without Getting Defensive","slug":"how-new-managers-can-receive-feedback-without-getting-defensive","published_at":"2026-07-11T05:06:09+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-receive-feedback-without-getting-defensive","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-0107.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/new-manager-conversations/episode-0107.mp3","summary":"Episode 107 of New Manager Conversations explores a skill almost nobody teaches: how to accept feedback as a new boss. Lucas and Luna break down the specific psychological triggers that make direct reports hesitate to critique their manager, and why the classic 'feedback is a gift' advice backfires. They unpack a real example from a first-time engineering manager at a midsize SaaS company who learned that her team's silence was not agreement—it was avoidance. The hosts share a practical two-question framework for weekly check-ins that invites honest upward feedback without putting junior team members on the spot. They also discuss the one gesture that consistently reduced defensive reactions in a study of 80 new managers at a Fortune 500 retailer: simply saying 'Thank you. Can you tell me more?' without justifying, explaining, or fixing. If you have ever felt stung by feedback from someone you manage, this episode gives you a repeatable way to turn that moment into trust. #NewManager #Leadership #Feedback #CareerGrowth #Management #UpwardFeedback #PsychologicalSafety #EmotionalIntelligence #FirstTimeManager #TeamTrust #Coaching #WorkplaceCommunication #Careers #Fexingo #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #LeadershipBasics #ManagerTips Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Episode 107 of New Manager Conversations explores a skill almost nobody teaches: how to accept feedback as a new boss. Lucas and Luna break down the speci…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":638,"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-receive-feedback-without-getting-defensive/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-receive-feedback-without-getting-defensive.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}