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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.
Unknown Host hosts Manager Mondays with Fexingo: People Management, Team Leadership, and First-Time Managers, a general show with 5 episodes published.
In this episode of Manager Mondays, Lucas and Luna tackle the art of delivering negative feedback that doesn't just bounce off or demoralize. Using the concrete example of a mid-level software engineer who misses deadlin
In this episode of Manager Mondays, Lucas and Luna tackle one of the trickiest challenges for any manager: the employee who digs in their heels when new processes arrive. Lucas breaks down a concrete case from a mid-size
What do you do when you're managing someone who already outperforms you on technical skill, client rapport, or strategic thinking? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the uncomfortable reality of managing upward in s
Most managers treat one-on-ones as status updates or therapy sessions. Lucas and Luna break down the specific structure that turns a 30-minute check-in into a lever for growth, trust, and performance. They walk through t
In this episode of Manager Mondays, Lucas and Luna tackle one of the toughest situations for a new manager: coaching an employee who gets defensive at any constructive feedback. They walk through a real case — a senior a
When a team member keeps adding features, extending deadlines, or solving extra problems that weren't in the brief, it's not always sabotage — sometimes it's enthusiasm, sometimes it's anxiety, and sometimes it's a sign
In this episode of Manager Mondays, Lucas and Luna explore the practice of decision autopsies: structured reviews of major team decisions that improve group judgment over time. Lucas walks through a concrete case: a prod
Episode 26 of Manager Mondays with Fexingo tackles the skip-level meeting—often dreaded or ignored by managers but essential for retaining talent. Lucas and Luna break down why skipping the skip-level is a retention risk
Episode 25 of Manager Mondays tackles a delicate leadership scenario: when your highest-performing team member is quietly burning out. Lucas and Luna walk through a real case — a senior engineer named Priya whose output
In this episode of Manager Mondays, Lucas and Luna tackle a practical but often overlooked challenge: leading a team member whose peak productivity hours fall outside the standard 9-to-5 window. Drawing on a real case fr
Lucas and Luna explore a simple diagnostic tool called the ‘team meeting audit’ that helps first-time managers spot dysfunction in under five minutes. Lucas introduces a specific framework: score your weekly team meeting
Lucas and Luna explore the power of a simple weekly ritual: asking each team member to share one 'win' from the past week. They dive into the psychology behind why this practice boosts motivation, reinforces progress, an
Lucas and Luna explore why a simple weekly email digest can transform team communication. Lucas shares data from a 2025 Harvard Business Review study showing that teams using a structured digest reduce status update meet
Episode 20 of Manager Mondays tackles a tricky leadership transition: bringing in an external manager over a tenured team. Lucas and Luna break down the research from a 2023 MIT Sloan study on 'successor syndrome' and wa
Lucas and Luna tackle the feedback deficit that plagues many teams: managers give feedback too late, too vaguely, or not at all. Using the example of a marketing team at a mid-sized B2B SaaS company that lost two junior
Lucas and Luna explore how managers can transform team conflict from destructive friction into productive creative tension. Using the real-world case of a Pixar-style 'Braintrust' feedback model and Google's Project Aris
In Episode 17 of Manager Mondays, Lucas and Luna discuss the vital importance of fostering a learning culture within your team. They explore how a growth mindset can boost innovation, retention, and performance, using th
Most managers think retention is about compensation, but research shows that genuine, specific praise is actually the strongest predictor of engagement. Lucas and Luna break down the psychology behind recognition—why it
Episode 15 of Manager Mondays tackles one of the hardest people-management challenges: getting your team to genuinely own decisions instead of always running decisions back up to you. Lucas and Luna unpack a specific cas
In this episode of Manager Mondays, Lucas and Luna explore the concept of blameless postmortems — a practice borrowed from high-reliability industries like aviation and healthcare — and how it can transform how your team
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