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How New Managers Can Use One-on-Ones as Coaching Tools
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how new managers can transform their weekly one-on-ones from status updates into genuine coaching sessions. They anchor the discussion on a concrete framework: the '80/20 rule' for one-on-ones — 80% listening and asking questions, 20% directing. Lucas shares a specific example from a first-time manager at a mid-sized SaaS company who cut her own talking time from 70% to 20% and saw team engagement scores rise by 15 points in two quarters. Luna pushes back on the idea that less talking means less leadership, and they walk through three…
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