{"id":1103,"date":"2024-01-09T14:10:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?p=1103"},"modified":"2026-10-22T22:30:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:30:46","slug":"what-new-managers-should-ask-in-their-first-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/corporate-training\/what-new-managers-should-ask-in-their-first-month\/","title":{"rendered":"What New Managers Should Ask in Their First Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1103\" class=\"elementor elementor-1103\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc562f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfc562f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e29d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5e29d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60171d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60171d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYour first month as a manager sets the tone. The best thing you can do is ask good questions and listen to the answers.\n\nAsk your own manager what success looks like in six months. Ask each team member what helps them work well and what slows them down. Find out which targets and deadlines cannot move.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">New managers who ask early make fewer costly guesses later.\n\n<cite>Thandiwe Mokoena<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nWrite the answers down and review them every Friday. Our New Manager Starter Course in Bryanston gives you a simple checklist for these first conversations.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89124e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89124e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9db8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f9db8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fdfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1fdfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/corporate-training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kantoorkuns-training-south-african-woman-facilitator-holding-an-open-wo-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"South African woman facilitator holding an open workbook and pen beside a whiteboard covered in blurred workshop sticky\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/corporate-training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kantoorkuns-training-south-african-woman-facilitator-holding-an-open-wo-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/corporate-training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kantoorkuns-training-south-african-woman-facilitator-holding-an-open-wo-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/corporate-training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kantoorkuns-training-south-african-woman-facilitator-holding-an-open-wo-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/corporate-training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kantoorkuns-training-south-african-woman-facilitator-holding-an-open-wo-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/corporate-training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kantoorkuns-training-south-african-woman-facilitator-holding-an-open-wo-214ef.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a5365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a5365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5143ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5143ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/corporate-training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kantoorkuns-training-corporate-training-table-set-up-with-plain-program-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"Corporate training table set up with plain programme workbooks, notepads, pens, sticky notes and coffee cups before a wo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/corporate-training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kantoorkuns-training-corporate-training-table-set-up-with-plain-program-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/corporate-training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kantoorkuns-training-corporate-training-table-set-up-with-plain-program-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/corporate-training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kantoorkuns-training-corporate-training-table-set-up-with-plain-program-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/corporate-training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kantoorkuns-training-corporate-training-table-set-up-with-plain-program-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/corporate-training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kantoorkuns-training-corporate-training-table-set-up-with-plain-program-2166f.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550d9f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550d9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e21e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e21e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ask about your team<\/h4>\n\n<p>Meet each person one on one in week one. Ask what they enjoy, where they feel stuck and how they like to receive feedback. Keep the tone friendly and curious.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ask about the business<\/h4>\n\n<p>Find out how your department is measured and who your key internal clients are. Clear answers now will help you plan and avoid surprises.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your first month as a manager sets the tone. The best thing you can do is ask good questions and listen to the answers. Ask your own manager what success looks like in six months. Ask each team member what helps them work well and what slows them down. 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