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How New Managers Can Give Constructive Feedback to Senior Stakeholders
Episode 32 of New Manager Conversations tackles a delicate challenge: giving honest, constructive feedback to senior stakeholders who outrank you. Lucas and Luna walk through a specific case — a first-time engineering manager who needs to tell the VP of Product that her aggressive roadmap is hurting team velocity. They break down the preparation, the framing, and the follow-up, with concrete phrases and a five-step framework. The episode also covers why most new managers avoid this feedback altogether, and how getting it right builds long-term credibility. No jargon, no theory — just a real…
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