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How New Managers Can Run One-on-Ones That Actually Work
Episode 104 of New Manager Conversations with Fexingo tackles the single most underused tool in a new manager's toolkit: the weekly one-on-one. Lucas and Luna break down why most one-on-ones are a waste of time—and how to fix them. They walk through a concrete structure from manager coaching veteran Kim Scott, including the 'state of the union opener,' the five-minute rule for listening, and the one question that turns a status update into real coaching. Lucas shares a surprising stat from a 2023 Harvard Business Review study: managers who use a simple agenda template see 40…
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