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Welcome to the new Manager 
podcast. 

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I'm your host, Kim Nichol. 
Hello and welcome. 

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I'm glad you're here and I hope 
you're doing well. 

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I'm coming in on almost 200 
episodes of this podcast. 

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I had no idea when I started 
that I had so much to talk about

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with respect to being a new 
manager. 

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And I think it really points to 
how easily overwhelming it can 

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be once you start to ask that 
question, how do I manage more 

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effectively? 
How do I work better with the 

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specific people on my team, 
including your own manager and 

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the other people that you 
partner with at work? 

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And so I give a lot of thought 
to how to make this more simple 

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and easy so that instead of 
feeling overwhelmed, you 

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actually start to feel inspired 
and this sense of capability, 

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like I am capable, there is 
something very specific and 

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small that I can do today or 
this week that will make a 

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positive difference either with 
your team directly or in how you

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are feeling about the job that 
you are doing. 

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And so a couple of things that I
think it's important to revisit 

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from time to time. 1 is that 
when you have a solid 

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foundation, everything that 
follows becomes easier. 

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And I love this conversation 
around being a new manager, 

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whether you are a first time 
manager or you are a new manager

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to a team. 
Like maybe the team has been 

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intact for a while, but you are 
the new manager. 

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And so you have to figure out 
how to create those 

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relationships, build trust, 
figure out where the team is in 

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terms of their capacity for 
change or their, you know, 

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recovery from resistance or, you
know, bad, bad habits, bad 

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patterns, or even you might be 
someone who has had leadership 

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roles in the past, but now 
stepping into a manager role, it

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brings along some different 
things that maybe no one told 

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you about and, you know, you 
haven't had to encounter before.

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So in the midst of all of the 
things that are going to come 

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up, let us simplify. 
Let us come back to the 

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essentials and on November 1st, 
I am teaching a lightning lesson

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on essential skills for new 
managers. 

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The class is free. 
Please come invite your friends 

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or colleagues, anyone that you 
know might also benefit from 

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this perspective, like what are 
the essential skills for new 

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managers? 
And a couple things I'm going to

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cover. 
We're going to talk about where 

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to start. 
So there's a lot to learn when 

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you start managing people, and 
my job is to help you to reduce 

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the overwhelm so that you can 
focus on the essentials. 

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When you do that, when you start
tending to your foundation, it 

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will then make everything that 
follows much easier. 

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I also want to go over in this 
class what no one told you. 

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A lot of times you step into a 
manager role, there's not 

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guidance or training or you're 
just kind of left to figure it 

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out on your own. 
And managing people is a 

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different job. 
Not everyone tells you that. 

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I kind of wish they would. 
It seems obvious, which is why I

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think, you know, it's not often 
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important to realize, you know, 
managing people is a different 

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job and most new managers don't 
get training. 

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So there are some things that no
one told you about being a 

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manager. 
And I want to clarify that. 

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We're going to do that in the 
class on November 1st. 

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And then the third thing that I 
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about and help you to understand
is the importance of advocating 

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for yourself. 
So many people have a much 

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easier time advocating on behalf
of others. 

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They can speak up for their 
family, their friends, their 

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team, their colleagues, even the
client. 

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You know, sometimes it can feel 
much easier to speak up on 

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behalf of the client or the 
constituents that you serve. 

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But when it comes to speaking up
on your own behalf, to ask for 

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something, whether it is a 
resource, a timeline, asking for

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someone to support you in a 
decision, even asking for 

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professional development 
dollars, which becomes really 

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relevant when we're talking 
about how to help develop your 

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skills and mindset in this, in 
this role, A lot of people 

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struggle with that. 
It can feel really 

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uncomfortable. 
And so in this class, I'm also 

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giving you a road map that other
students of mine have used in 

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lots of successful ways. 
I'll share some of those 

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stories, but I want you to start
thinking about what is it that 

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you would like to ask for? 
How are you going to do that? 

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How are you going to advocate 
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And the sooner that you get 
comfortable with the skill, the 

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sooner you start to make those 
requests and asks. 

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And when you make a request or 
an ask, the sooner someone can 

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say yes to you. 
You know, so often we're afraid 

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of making an ask because we're 
afraid the answer will be no. 

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But people can't say yes to your
request unless you make it. 

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So I want you to feel more 
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And I'm going to share my road 
map with you in that class. 

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And all of this is going to just
take place online on Zoom. 

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We'll be able to have a 
conversation. 

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I want to share this with you in
that moment so that you can then

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start thinking about what do you
want for your own goals and 

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development coming into the end 
of this calendar year and 

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importantly, starting to 
initiate conversations and plans

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for the new year. 
I do have another course coming 

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up on communication and 
strategies for managers. 

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It's what I'm currently 
teaching. 

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The next cohort will be offered 
in the new year in January, but 

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we need to start talking now 
about how to put that in motion 

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so that you can get the 
approvals that you need or so 

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that you can plan for it. 
And all of that we'll also touch

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upon in this class. 
So that is on November 1st, 

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Essential skills for new 
managers. 

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You will find a link in the show
notes or just go to my website 

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to kimnickel.com and you'll find
that link on the manager's page.

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You know, so much is asked of 
managers and it's always kind of

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broken my heart a little bit how
little is often provided in 

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terms of support. 
So, you know, that's why we're 

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here. 
We're going to do something 

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about that. 
So check that out. 

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I want to see you there. 
If you can't join live, I'm 

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pretty sure the recording will 
be sent out to you. 

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So go ahead and sign up for 
that. 

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And let's talk about essential 
skills for new managers. 

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Let's get more clarity about 
where to start so you don't feel

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so overwhelmed. 
Let's get some clarity around 

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what no one told you so you 
don't feel bad about not knowing

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things that you know what like 
nobody told you so how could you

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know? 
And helping you feel more 

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comfortable with advocating for 
yourself and getting ready to 

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speak up for, you know, whatever
it is that you would like to ask

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for and speak up about this year
and in the coming year. 

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That's what I have to offer you 
today. 

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Thank you so much for listening.
I hope you have a great week and

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I will talk to you next time. 
When you're more effective at 

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work, you're happier in your 
life. 

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And when you're happier in your 
life, you're more effective at 

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work. 
I can help. 

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Go to my website, kimnickel.com,
and sign up for a coaching 

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consult. 
It can get better.