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How New Managers Can Run a Great Skip-Level Meeting
In this episode of New Manager Conversations, Lucas and Luna tackle a skill most first-time managers never get taught: the skip-level meeting. They break down why meeting with your boss's boss feels awkward, how to prepare so it doesn't turn into a status update, and the three questions that actually surface useful information. Lucas shares a framework from a former engineering lead at a mid-sized SaaS company, who used skip-levels to uncover a quiet retention problem that showed up in exit interviews six months later. They also get practical about what to do with the information…
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