The New Manager Podcast

Oct 28 2024 194 ep. 20 mins 49
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The New Manager Podcast is where you'll learn how to be a better manager with simple, doable ideas and frameworks. Kim Nicol is a coach and mindfulness teacher who started teaching Essential Skills for New Managers back in 2017, and helps folks in diverse industries with her approach to human-centered leadership. Learn more at: https://kimnicol.com/

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191. Appreciative Inquiry vs Toxic Positivity

Oct 28 2024 15 mins  
Managers and leaders are always learning, and today's episode will walk you through a practice to help you learn through appreciative inquiry. **After the Episode** Free Class: Essential Skills for New Managers January 2025 dates released for Communication Strategies for Managers For private coaching and team facilitation, visit kimnicol.com Follow me on LinkedIn: linkedin.co

190. Essential Skills for New Managers (Invitation)

Oct 21 2024 8 mins  
There's a lot to learn about being a manager. To feel less overwhelmed by it all, focus on the essentials. You're invited to my free upcoming class on Essential Skills for New Managers, where you'll learn: 1) Where to start 2) What no one told you, and 3) How to advocate for yourself to get the support you want Let's discuss! **After the Episode** ⁠RSVP for Essential Skills for

189. Be easy on yourself.

Oct 14 2024 16 mins  
Ever notice how being hard on yourself can make it harder to learn? The perfectionism and pressure to not make mistakes can really bog you down. Instead, be easy on yourself. In this episode I'll walk you through a series of questions to ask that will help you focus and make progress on one thing at a time. You'll increase your rate of learning, and reduce the feeling of overwhelm.

188. Working with Difficult People

Sep 30 2024 17 mins  
Humans vary, and it's completely normal to experience friction in working relationships. Expect to feel frustrated when there are different perspectives, competing priorities, or a clash in working styles and preferences. Three things that will help you: Identify the real issue. Choose a strategy and next steps. Be ok being uncomfortable. Let's discuss! ** After the Episode

187. Career Conversation with Wendy Saccuzzo: What to do when you hit a plateau.

Sep 23 2024 45 mins  
Feel like you've hit a career plateau? Listen to this conversation with career coach Wendy Saccuzzo for ideas how to handle it. We talk about: When feeling stuck is an inner thing, or an outer thing. The connection between career stage and life stage. Creating a vision for what you want. How to use a plateau to your advantage. Connect with Wendy on LinkedIn: https://www.

186. What Makes a Great Team

Sep 16 2024 8 mins  
When you ask yourself "What makes a great team?", you must consider the variety of people you work with. That way, the concept of "great team" can become real -- and not just an abstract idea. What will make this team of people great? Remember that communication styles vary, so expect to adjust your approach depending on the person. That's one of the best

185. Time, Safety, and Simplicity

Sep 09 2024 17 mins  
Being an effective manager and a great leader requires learning new skills and ways of working. In this episode, I'll walk you through three things that will make it easier for you to learn, and to tap into your own creative thinking and inherent brilliance: Time Safety Simplicity ** After the Episode** For private coaching, or to talk with me about how I can support your

184. Seven Communication Skills Every Manager Needs

Sep 02 2024 14 mins  
These are foundational for any manager: Clarify what makes a good manager. Identify what makes communication effective. Design meetings and 1:1s, to use your time better. Do feedback better: giving, receiving, and requesting. Speak up, advocate, and set boundaries. Plan for performance reviews, facilitating change and having tough conversations. Manage up. ** After the Ep

183. Communication Strategies for Managers

Aug 26 2024 15 mins  
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!

182. Being a Hard Worker, and Saying No

Aug 12 2024 14 mins  
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