The New Manager Podcast podcast

The New Manager Podcast

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  Kim Nicol  

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/

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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229. How to Get Quality Feedback When You're a Manager

When it comes to feedback, most managers focus so much on how to give it to their team, th... more

15 Sep 2025

13 MINS

13:39

15 Sep 2025


#240

Bonus Friday: Mindfulness, Connection, and Communication

Being a manager requires relational skills, because you're not just managing work you are ... more

05 Sep 2025

05 MINS

05:56

05 Sep 2025


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228. Be Human First

Hey, you are a human first. (Sometimes that seems to get lost in all of the conversations ... more

01 Sep 2025

13 MINS

13:53

01 Sep 2025


#238

227. How Kind People Accidentally Start Micromanaging

Why would a kind person start micromanaging people, even when they care deeply and want to... more

25 Aug 2025

19 MINS

19:33

25 Aug 2025


#237

Bonus Friday: Before you get to work.

Today I'm sharing some audio from my new course on Insight Timer: Mindfulness for Mana... more

22 Aug 2025

09 MINS

09:09

22 Aug 2025


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226. Disengagement and the Number One Thing Employees Want from Leadership

Disengaged. Doing the bare minimum. Quietly looking to make a move. These are all signs of... more

18 Aug 2025

14 MINS

14:44

18 Aug 2025


#235

Bonus Friday: How your values inform your strategy

Did you know that your values inform your strategy and the way you make decisions? If you ... more

15 Aug 2025

19 MINS

19:41

15 Aug 2025


#234

225. Strategic Thinking for Manager-Level Decisions

When you're an IC, you're making decisions about your work. When you're a mana... more

11 Aug 2025

13 MINS

13:40

11 Aug 2025


#233

Bonus Friday: People Pleasing

Today we revisit Ep. 89: People Pleasing. As a new manager, you might feel a tendency to p... more

08 Aug 2025

26 MINS

26:45

08 Aug 2025


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224. Empathy at Work

People are human. They have emotions. If you care how people feel, you might over-identify... more

04 Aug 2025

17 MINS

17:24

04 Aug 2025


#231

Bonus Friday: Managing People Who Are Older Than You

Remember: Title and Role are not the same thing. What if you're a new manager who is m... more

01 Aug 2025

25 MINS

25:17

01 Aug 2025


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223. Gen Z, the Pandemic, and Workplace Dynamics

Workplace dynamics are multifaceted. In this episode, what starts as a question about comm... more

27 Jul 2025

23 MINS

23:47

27 Jul 2025


#229

Bonus Friday: Before You Start Managing

Today's Bonus Friday episode is about what you can do, before you start managing, that... more

25 Jul 2025

24 MINS

24:24

25 Jul 2025


#228

222. Why new managers struggle to let go of IC work

Many managers struggle to let go of IC work. The thought might be, "It's easier if I j... more

21 Jul 2025

16 MINS

16:27

21 Jul 2025


#227

Bonus Friday: Identify the Real Problem

Being a manager means dealing with emotions: yours, your team, even your boss(es). Today&#... more

18 Jul 2025

21 MINS

21:24

18 Jul 2025


#226

221. Organize Facts and Feelings

Every manager makes decisions based on a combination of facts, feelings, and how they'... more

14 Jul 2025

18 MINS

18:01

14 Jul 2025


#225

220. AI at Work: Clarify the Conversation

It's hard to keep track of all the conversations about AI in the workplace. So don&#39... more

07 Jul 2025

13 MINS

13:34

07 Jul 2025


#224

219. Mindfulness, Balance, and Work as a Venue for Being Human

Take a mindful lens to the question of work-life balance. Let's start with the idea t... more

30 Jun 2025

27 MINS

27:55

30 Jun 2025


#223

218. Feeling vs Reacting

Emotions are part of being human. So naturally, they are a big part of the workplace! Lear... more

23 Jun 2025

21 MINS

21:22

23 Jun 2025


#222

217. Reviewing "Where Should We Begin? At Work"

This week I unbox and review "Where Should We Begin? At Work", a card deck with conversati... more

16 Jun 2025

14 MINS

14:15

16 Jun 2025


#221

216. Manager Appreciation

Someone asked me how listeners find this show. I told them the truth: "I don't really ... more

09 Jun 2025

22 MINS

22:23

09 Jun 2025