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How New Managers Can Manage Their Energy Not Just Their Time
Episode 127 of New Manager Conversations tackles a challenge that rarely gets formal airtime: energy management. Lucas opens with a specific story about a first-time manager at a mid-sized SaaS company who scheduled back-to-back 1-1s all morning, then had nothing left for strategic thinking by 2 PM. He and Luna explore the difference between time-blocking and energy-blocking, drawing on research from the book 'When' by Daniel Pink and real examples like how some managers batch low-cognitive-load tasks (status updates, approvals) in the afternoon while reserving mornings for coaching…
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