{"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 to Run Your First Team Retrospective as a New Manager","slug":"how-to-run-your-first-team-retrospective-as-a-new-manager","published_at":"2026-06-12T04:54:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-manager-conversations-with-fexingo-first-90-days-managing-former-peers-and-leadership-basics-7871636/how-to-run-your-first-team-retrospective-as-a-new-manager","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-0046.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/new-manager-conversations/episode-0046.mp3","summary":"In this episode of New Manager Conversations, Lucas and Luna tackle a crucial skill many first-time managers overlook: leading a team retrospective. Lucas breaks down the specific structure he used when he managed a five-person content team at a B2B SaaS company in 2023 — including the three-question format ('What went well?', 'What didn't?', 'What will we change?') and how he avoided common pitfalls like defensiveness or turning it into a complaint session. Luna shares a counterexample from a friend whose first retro devolved into a blame spiral because the manager didn't set ground rules. They discuss anchoring the retro around a specific project or sprint (versus an open-ended 'how are we doing?'), the importance of a neutral facilitator, and how to follow up on action items to build trust. Practical, step-by-step advice for the new manager who wants to create a culture of continuous improvement. #NewManager #TeamRetrospective #FirstTimeManager #ManagementBasics #Leadership #ContinuousImprovement #Agile #FeedbackCulture #CareerAdvice #Careers #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #LucasAndLuna #Retrospective #ProjectManagement #TeamCulture #ManagerTraining #ProfessionalGrowth Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"In this episode of New Manager Conversations, Lucas and Luna tackle a crucial skill many first-time managers overlook: leading a team retrospective. Lucas…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":469,"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-to-run-your-first-team-retrospective-as-a-new-manager/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-to-run-your-first-team-retrospective-as-a-new-manager.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}