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How New Managers Can Navigate Their First Performance Review Cycle
In Episode 49 of New Manager Conversations, Lucas and Luna tackle one of the most stressful moments in a new manager's first year: the performance review cycle. They walk through the story of a first-time manager at a mid-sized SaaS company who had to evaluate a former peer while also advocating for a strong performer on her team. Lucas breaks down the three key moves she made—pre-writing calibration cards, running a pre-meeting with HR, and using a 'growth narrative' frame—and explains why new managers who treat reviews as the end of a conversation, not the start, get better…
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