Episode 43: Trust the Process: How to succeed as a first-time manager with Stephanie Herre (Leadership Coach, Sales Leader at Remote.com, Ex-Cisco and SAP)

In this week’s episode, our co-founder Darja chatted with Stephanie Herre, Senior Sales Leader at Remote (ex-Cisco, and SAP). Stephanie shared her take on how AI will impact the future of work, and why we need fewer managers, but more leaders. She discussed the simple steps you can take not to feel overwhelmed as a leader, how to say “no” at work without sounding rude, and still be there for your team. Stephanie believes the skill of asking the right questions at work and being self-reflective is underrated, and the world needs better question-askers, not better talkers. She also shared what she struggled with the most as a first-time manager and how she learned to set communication boundaries at work to maximize productivity, live a full life, and help her team do the same. In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How Stephanie transformed her under-performing team as a first-time manager and gained her team’s trust while helping everyone achieve their goals
• What makes a true leader nowadays, and the super skills that will help you to go from good to great leader
• How to utilize and make the most out of the 30-60-90 plan, and why this good old framework, should be your go-to tool as a first-time manager
• Will we need managers in the coming years at all, and why in the future with AI, you won’t go far without the human skills

Timecodes:

• 4:20 - the question you ask someone at the beginning of their leadership journey

• 6:05 - will AI replace managers, will we need managers in the coming years at all?
• 9:00 - in the future with AI, you won’t go far without the human skills
• 14:05 - the simple steps you can take not to feel overwhelmed as a leader
• 18:00 - how to say “no” and decline meetings at work without being rude
• 26:00 - role play: how to help your coachees or mentees apply what they’ve learned in the sessions
• 29:30 - how Stephanie transformed her under-performing team as a first-time manager
• 30:20 - the number one advice to first-time managers: utilize the good old 30-60-90 plan
• 33:30 - a quick practice to free up your schedule
• 37:25 - the 3 main skills you need to train for the future of work
• 42:00 - the competitive advantage of introverted leaders

Connect with Danielle:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachsteph2022
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephherre/
• Udemy Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/306090plan-leadership/

Connect with Darja:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darjagutnick/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/darjagutnick

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