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How New Managers Can Set Boundaries With Former Peers
Episode 57 tackles one of the trickiest transitions for a new manager: shifting from peer to boss without losing the friendship or the respect of your former teammates. Lucas and Luna break down a real scenario involving Allison, a new engineering manager at a midsize SaaS company who found herself still getting pulled into after-work gossip and last-minute favor requests from her old squad. They walk through a specific three-step framework that helps new managers identify fuzzy boundaries, communicate them clearly without sounding like a jerk, and reinforce them consistently. The episode…
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