The New Manager Playbook with Lia Garvin

Updated: 08 Apr 2025 • 176 episodes
www.liagarvin.com/podcast

Tired of feeling like the old tools for motivating your team aren't working anymore? Productivity is dipping, engagement is at an all time low, and you're supposed to get more done with less people.  Today's workplace needs something different - it needs something new.  The New Manager Playbook podcast breaks the old rules of management and gives you practical, actionable strategies that actually work. Host Lia Garvin, known as the "Team Whisperer," combines her experience working at Google, Microsoft, Apple and supporting small businesses from homebuilding to MedSpas with research-backed methods to help you answer questions like:How do I manage former friends or peers?How do I give feedback without people getting defensive?How do I get out of the weeds as a leader?How do I motivate my team when I can't pay them more?How do I oversee a remote team without micromanaging?How do I improve my team’s productivity and output without burning people out?How do I set priorities when everything is important? Whether you're a first-time manager feeling overwhelmed, a business owner who never signed up for "management," or a seasoned leader ready to break free from outdated practices, each Tuesday episode delivers tactical playbooks you can implement immediately. No more guessing. No more stress. Just clear, proven strategies from someone who's been in your shoes. About Your Host: Lia Garvin, the "Team Whisperer," is a 3x bestselling author, TEDx speaker, and team management consultant who's brings her experience driving team operations at Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Bank of America to help companies transform their management approach and build better teams. Her work has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, and more. Subscribe now and join thousands of managers who've discovered the playbook for modern leadership success. Learn more: www.liagarvin.com

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Are you constantly losing top talent and left wondering why? You"re not alone—but you can prevent it. In this episode of The New Manager Playbook, Lia Garvin uncovers the hard truth about preventable employee turnover and shows managers exactly how to stop being blindsided when team members quit. With research-backed i

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Think your team isn’t ready or you just don’t have time to delegate? Think again. In this episode of The New Manager Playbook, leadership coach and author Lia Garvin reveals the surprising truth behind why delegation is so hard—and spoiler: it’s not a workload problem, it’s a trust issue. If you"re a new or overwhelmed

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Think becoming a manager is just doing your old job—with people? Think again. In the very first episode of The New Manager Playbook, author and leadership coach Lia Garvin breaks down the biggest misconception new managers face: believing it’s the same job with extra meetings. Spoiler alert—it’s not. Whether you were j

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"ChatGPT gave me the PERFECT step-by step plan to fix my team! I"ll be out of the weeds by tomorrow!" We"ve said it, we"ve hoped for it, we"ve wanted it to be true. And... without these critical human steps, this approach is destined to fail. In this episode, I share the tale of an agency leader who thought AI would in

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"But if I don"t micromanage, nothing gets done correctly!"  Yeah, no.... we"ve got to leave that myth in the past right now, because the truth is, it"s only keeping you stuck and your team feeling disempowered.   In this episode, I talk about why micromanagement is NEVER the answer (even when it feels like your only op

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"Where do I even stand on this team?" This simple question is what every team member secretly wonders - and yet... 78% of leaders wait until big milestones to provide recognition.  In this week"s episode, I share why "pouring gas on what"s going well" transforms average performers into team champions, how to avoid the

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