The New Manager Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Most of how work gets done is through communication. Every day you're speaking up in meetings, delivering presentations, fielding interruptions, and responding to emails, chats, and DMs.

To get out of feeling overwhelmed and, instead, feel more confident in getting things done, you want to take a step back and have some intentional communication strategies. Let's discuss!

**After the Episode**

Enroll in Communication Skills for Managers:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://maven.com/kimnicol/communication-strategies⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Private coaching:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kimnicol.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow me on LinkedIn:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimnicol/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Become a more calm and confident leader:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://insighttimer.com/meditation-courses/mindfulness-for-managers-at-work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Being on a leadership journey requires both personal growth and professional development. The way you did things in the past, does not mean it's the best way to do things now. Learning how to look with new eyes, take a new approach, and try a new way is part of the job!

In this episode, find out why you might say YES all the time (and why it's hard to say NO). Especially when you're a hard worker, and care deeply about those who are depending on you.

Watch the video clip of this teaching on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kimnicol_why-do-i-say-yes-to-everything-i-end-up-activity-7228192997115379712-ZS44

**After the Episode**

Enroll in Communication Skills for Managers:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://maven.com/kimnicol/communication-strategies⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Private coaching:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kimnicol.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow me on LinkedIn:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimnicol/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Become a more calm and confident leader:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://insighttimer.com/meditation-courses/mindfulness-for-managers-at-work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

No matter where you are in the organization, it's helpful to think about managing up. (Even if you are the Executive Director or CEO, you might still manage up to the Board!)

Start with awareness of the power dynamic and power differential -- which can vary widely depending on the organizational culture (is it super hierarchical? or more flat?) and the personalities involved. Ask yourself: What do I know about this person? How to they measure success? What do they care about? Prioritize?

Then think about it through the lens of partnership: what are your roles, and how can you work well together?

Let's discuss!

The continuing education class I mentioned on Trauma Informed Leadership: A Guide for All Managers, starts June 19th!

Listen to Ep. 147. Ask - What New Managers Need to Know about Making an Ask

**After the Episode**

Enroll in Communication Skills for Managers:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://maven.com/kimnicol/communication-strategies⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Private coaching:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kimnicol.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow me on LinkedIn:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimnicol/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Become a more calm and confident leader:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://insighttimer.com/meditation-courses/mindfulness-for-managers-at-work⁠⁠⁠⁠

Being a human means you have access to all the emotions -- as does everyone you work with!  Becoming a manager will bring up everything from self-doubt, fear of failure, and frustration. . . to connection, inspiration, and confidence.  

The best part of work is when we feel proud, valued, and respected.  

The worst is when we feel a lack of trust, discouraged, or chronically frustrated.  Understanding emotions are important for every manager (and human, lets be honest.)  

In this episode we walk through the very basics of understanding emotion as an experience, so you can begin to work with them more effectively.  

**After the Episode**

Enroll in Communication Skills for Managers:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://maven.com/kimnicol/communication-strategies⁠⁠⁠⁠

For private coaching:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kimnicol.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow me on LinkedIn:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimnicol/⁠⁠⁠

Become a more calm and confident leader:

⁠⁠⁠https://insighttimer.com/meditation-courses/mindfulness-for-managers-at-work⁠⁠

When you start managing people, you will be making new decisions about how you use your time.  

Some of your time will be in strategic thinking and planning, some will be in execution, some in communicating, and other relationship management tasks.  

You must learn how to use your time well, rather than letting yourself feel overwhelmed -- which leads to avoidance, reactivity, and never feeling like you have a handle on things.  

Each week, take a moment to pause and ask yourself:  What am I spending my time on?  And why?  What am I avoiding?  And why?  

Taking a little time to regularly reflect, assess, and decide how to use your time will ensure you use the rest of your time intentionally, rather than reactively.  Let's discuss!

**After the Episode**

Enroll in Communication Skills for Managers:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://maven.com/kimnicol/communication-strategies⁠⁠⁠⁠

For private coaching:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kimnicol.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow me on LinkedIn:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimnicol/⁠⁠⁠

Become a more calm and confident leader:

⁠⁠⁠https://insighttimer.com/meditation-courses/mindfulness-for-managers-at-work⁠⁠

You're not managing people yet, but it's the next step and you want to start preparing.  In this episode we'll talk about how you can start developing your mindset, before you shift from IC to people manager.

**After the Episode**

Enroll in Communication Skills for Managers:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://maven.com/kimnicol/communication-strategies⁠⁠⁠⁠

For private coaching:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kimnicol.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow me on LinkedIn:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimnicol/⁠⁠⁠

Become a more calm and confident leader:

⁠⁠⁠https://insighttimer.com/meditation-courses/mindfulness-for-managers-at-work⁠⁠

As a manager, part of your job is to speak up.  But as a human, you might feel anxious or reluctant to do so.  What holds us back from speaking up at work?  And how can you learn to have more authentic confidence to speak up?  Let's discuss.  

**After the Episode**

Enroll in Communication Skills for Managers:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://maven.com/kimnicol/communication-strategies⁠⁠⁠⁠

For private coaching:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kimnicol.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow me on LinkedIn:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimnicol/⁠⁠⁠

Become a more calm and confident leader:

⁠⁠⁠https://insighttimer.com/meditation-courses/mindfulness-for-managers-at-work⁠⁠

One reason we hold on to anxiety and perfection is because of an underlying belief that you need them to be successful.  You might think that perfection makes you detail oriented, and anxiety motivates you towards achievement -- and you may have been rewarded for them!  In this episode, you'll get some ideas for how to think differently, so you can achieve what you want but in a new way.  It will make you a better manager, and you'll become more authentically confident.  Let's talk about it.

**After the Episode**

Enroll in Communication Skills for Managers:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://maven.com/kimnicol/communication-strategies⁠⁠⁠⁠

For private coaching:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kimnicol.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow me on LinkedIn:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimnicol/⁠⁠⁠

Become a more calm and confident leader:

⁠⁠⁠https://insighttimer.com/meditation-courses/mindfulness-for-managers-at-work⁠⁠

Having friends at work makes our work experience much more rewarding.  In this episode, learn four things that great work friendships have.  And learn how to think about balancing friendships with people who report to you.

**After the Episode**

Enroll in Communication Skills for Managers:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://maven.com/kimnicol/communication-strategies⁠⁠⁠⁠

For private coaching:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kimnicol.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow me on LinkedIn:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimnicol/⁠⁠⁠

Become a more calm and confident leader:

⁠⁠⁠https://insighttimer.com/meditation-courses/mindfulness-for-managers-at-work⁠⁠

There are three skills every manager needs:  Advocacy, Giving Feedback, and Boundaries.  Today we explore how they all connect.  When you know what you want, the next step is to consider how to go about making happen.  Is it something you need to advocate for?  Do you need to give someone feedback, to create a desired change?  Or is this a boundary issue that requires you to clarify an agreement with yourself?  Let's discuss.

**After the Episode**

Enroll in Communication Skills for Managers:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://maven.com/kimnicol/communication-strategies⁠⁠⁠⁠

For private coaching:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kimnicol.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow me on LinkedIn:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimnicol/⁠⁠⁠

Become a more calm and confident leader:

⁠⁠⁠https://insighttimer.com/meditation-courses/mindfulness-for-managers-at-work⁠⁠