Manager Mondays with Fexingo: People Management, Team Leadership, and First-Time Managers cover art

Manager Mondays with Fexingo: People Management, Team Leadership, and First-Time Managers

Manager Mondays with Fexingo: People Management, Team Leadership, and First-Time Managers

By: Fexingo
Listen for free

Every Monday morning, Lucas and Luna sit down in a small manager's office to talk about the craft of people leadership: hiring, firing, giving feedback, running one-on-ones, delegating, motivating, and managing conflict. This show is for the new manager who was promoted last quarter and suddenly oversees three people with three different personalities. It's for the team lead who has to deliver a performance review that's more than 'keep doing what you're doing.' And it's for the veteran who wants to rethink their approach to building psychological safety or running a standup that doesn't waste everyone's time. Lucas brings the data—studies from Gallup, Google's Project Oxygen, HBS casework on team dynamics. Luna brings the on-the-ground cases: the time she managed a remote engineer who stopped responding to Slack, the best hire she ever made because of a single interview question, the firing that taught her more than any promotion. Together they treat people management not as soft skill theatre but as a discipline with evidence, trade-offs, and real consequences. How do you tell a high performer they're burning out without losing them? What do you actually say in a termination conversation? Why does every new manager default to micromanaging—and how do you stop? No scripts, no bullet points, no 'leadership hacks.' Just two managers who've made the mistakes and are still learning. #PeopleManagement #TeamLeadership #FirstTimeManager #ManagerMondays #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Careers #LeadershipLessons #OneOnOneMeetings #FeedbackCulture #HiringAndFiring #RemoteManagement #PsychologicalSafety #PerformanceReviews #Delegation #ConflictResolution #NewManager #ManagementSkills Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo© 2026 Fexingo. All rights reserved. Economics
Episodes
  • How to Manage an Employee Who Always Says They Are Too Busy

    How to Manage an Employee Who Always Says They Are Too Busy
    Jun 15 2026
    In this episode, Lucas and Luna tackle a classic manager frustration: the direct report who constantly says they are too busy to take on new work or even discuss their workload. Lucas shares a specific framework called the 'Busyness Audit' — a 30-minute exercise where you ask an employee to log every task for one week and then map those tasks against team priorities. He walks through a real example from a mid-size software company where a manager discovered her employee was spending 40 percent of his time on internal meetings that no one had asked him to attend. Luna pushes back on whether this feels like micromanagement, and Lucas explains why it's actually a form of coaching. They also discuss the difference between genuine overload and a culture of performative busyness, and how to tell the difference before the conversation starts. By the end, listeners will have a practical, low-confrontation tool to turn 'I'm too busy' from a conversation-ender into a conversation-starter. #BusynessAudit #TimeManagement #Delegation #WorkloadManagement #Productivity #ManagerTools #ToxicProductivity #PerformativeBusyness #Coaching #Communication #Prioritization #Boundaries #Leadership #Careers #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #ManagerMondays #FirstTimeManager Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
    Show More Show Less
    7 mins
  • How to Manage a Team Member Who Hogs the Spotlight

    How to Manage a Team Member Who Hogs the Spotlight
    Jun 14 2026
    Episode 51 of Manager Mondays tackles the tricky dynamic of the employee who constantly seeks credit, interrupts in meetings, and undermines team visibility. Lucas and Luna break down a real case from a mid-stage fintech company where a senior analyst, Priya, consistently redirected praise to herself during quarterly reviews. They discuss why this behavior often stems from insecurity or poor incentives, not malice, and walk through three concrete management moves: holding a private 'impact audit' meeting, redesigning meeting structures to rotate ownership, and delivering specific feedback using the 'intent vs. impact' framework. Lucas cites research from Adam Grant's 'Give and Take' on how credit-hoarding can cut team performance by up to 30 percent. Luna shares a personal story about a former boss who quietly fixed this issue by publicly naming contributions in real time. They close with a provocative question: what if the spotlight-hogger is actually your highest performer? The episode includes a brief, organic listener-support segment. No fluff, just practical strategies for restoring team equity. #SpotlightHogging #TeamCredit #PeopleManagement #ManagerMondays #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Careers #Leadership #FirstTimeManager #AdamGrant #GiveAndTake #MeetingEtiquette #FeedbackFramework #TeamDynamics #CreditHoarding #IntentVsImpact #ImpactAudit #InclusiveLeadership Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
    Show More Show Less
    9 mins
  • How to Manage Someone Who Frequently Misses Deadlines

    How to Manage Someone Who Frequently Misses Deadlines
    Jun 14 2026
    Missing deadlines is one of the most common and hardest challenges for new managers. In this episode, Lucas and Luna break down how to diagnose the real cause behind repeated late submissions — whether it's overcommitment, poor prioritization, or a skills gap — and offer a structured coaching conversation you can adapt. They walk through a real scenario involving a marketing coordinator named Priya who missed three consecutive campaign delivery dates. Lucas shares the 'time audit' technique, the 'promise vs. estimate' distinction, and how to set up a 30-day checkpoint without damaging trust. Luna pushes back on the idea that deadlines are always the employee's fault, and they discuss when a deadline problem is actually a resource or scope problem. This episode is for any manager — first-time or veteran — who has felt the tension between accountability and empathy. #DeadlineManagement #MissedDeadlines #CoachingConversations #Accountability #Empathy #PerformanceManagement #LeadByExample #TrustBuilding #TimeManagement #Prioritization #FirstTimeManager #CareerAdvice #ProfessionalDevelopment #TeamLeadership #PeopleManagement #ManagerMondays #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
    Show More Show Less
    8 mins
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
No reviews yet