The New Manager Podcast

The higher you go, the harder it is to get feedback. If you're not getting validation or guidance on your work, it's easy for anxiety to spike and insecurity to flare. It can feel like shouting into a void -- or plodding through a feedback desert. This episode will help. Let's discuss!
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Do you have a challenge you'd like to talk through?
This June, I'm opening my calendar to meet with listeners. We'll talk through one problem you want help with.
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In June, use promo code SUMMER50 for mid-year savings on all of my courses:
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Free download: Make Feedback Meaningful
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There's something powerful about saying things out loud. Notice where you feel free to speak your mind and organize your thoughts. . . And where you are more measured and cautious about how you speak.
Do you have a work challenge you'd like the talk through?
This June, I'm opening my calendar to meet with listeners. We'll talk through one problem you want help with. The conversations will be recorded, to share in a future episode.
Find a time here:
https://calendly.com/kimnicol/podcast-guest
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After the Episode
See all of my upcoming classes:
https://maven.com/kimnicol

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Free download: Make Feedback Meaningful
https://maven.com/p/e36395/make-feedback-meaningful-print-fold-zine
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Follow me on LinkedIn:
⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimnicol/⁠⁠
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Get in touch to discuss private coaching:
https://kimnicol.com/

If you feel like there's too much to do and it's all on you. . . Plan a holiday or vacation this season. At the very least, take time off from worry and feeling anxious about all the things on your to-do list.
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After the Episode
Free download: Make Feedback Meaningful
https://maven.com/p/e36395/make-feedback-meaningful-print-fold-zine
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Strengthen your communication skills and strategic thinking:
https://maven.com/kimnicol/communication-strategies
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Learn to use The Gentle No and say no without feeling bad:
https://maven.com/kimnicol/the-gentle-no
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Follow me on LinkedIn:
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Get in touch to discuss private coaching:
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First, a celebration and a story about how I got myself un-stalled on a project. Then, an observation about the value of adding calm to the system, and two approaches for how to do that.
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After the Episode
Free download: Make Feedback Meaningful
https://maven.com/p/e36395/make-feedback-meaningful-print-fold-zine
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Strengthen your communication skills and strategic thinking:
https://maven.com/kimnicol/communication-strategies
~
Learn to use The Gentle No and say no without feeling bad:
https://maven.com/kimnicol/the-gentle-no
~
Follow me on LinkedIn:
⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimnicol/⁠⁠
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Get in touch to discuss private coaching:
https://kimnicol.com/

"Increase your power and influence with this one weird trick. . ." Seriously, though: make it a practice to pause and slow down. It seems counterintuitive when faced with outer urgency and an inner drive to work hard. But there are real advantages to taking a pause. It's true for athletes (rest builds strength, as does interval training), and it's true for managers at work.
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After the Episode
Free download: Make Feedback Meaningful
https://maven.com/p/e36395/make-feedback-meaningful-print-fold-zine
~
Strengthen your communication skills and strategic thinking:
https://maven.com/kimnicol/communication-strategies
~
Learn to use The Gentle No and say no without feeling bad:
https://maven.com/kimnicol/the-gentle-no
~
Follow me on LinkedIn:
⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimnicol/⁠⁠
~
Get in touch to discuss private coaching:
https://kimnicol.com/