Managing Made Simple

How to make 1:1s the most impactful meetings of your week

One on one meetings are the first thing leaders cancel and the one that costs the most. The fix isn't discipline, it's your one on one meeting agenda. In resear

How to be a great Player-Coach manager

Player coach management breaks down the same way every time: the player work wins and the coaching slides. If you lead a team and carry your own deliverables, you already

Revenue goals don't motivate your employees. Here's what does.

Revenue goals don’t motivate employees. The fix is one metric per role that each person can control, a number their own daily work moves. In this episode, Lia Garvin expl

The reason your team didn't follow your plan - and what to do

You gave your team the full picture: the research, the roadmap, the direction. They said they were on board. Then nothing moved. In this episode, Lia Garvin breaks down t

The person you just hired didn't bring the ROI? Here's what to do.

You took a real risk and made that hire. 90 days later, you're wondering if it was the wrong call. Before you assume it's the wrong person: nine times out of te

Why your team can't be your friends (and where the line actually is)

You thought she was a friend. Then the reorg came out and she found out with everyone else. What felt like a betrayal was a clarity problem. In this episode, Lia Garvin b

Where AI fits on your team today

The headlines said AI would be cheaper than your team. The receipts say otherwise. If you jumped in fast and are feeling the cost, or you've been holding back wonder

How to make managing former peers easier (The Sit-Down in action)

You got promoted. Your closest work friend is now your direct report. And what felt like it would be easy is now the most uncomfortable relationship in your professional

How to fix it when delegating fails - 5 min feedback script

Host Lia Garvin breaks down exactly what to do in the first five minutes after delegated work comes back wrong. Learn why taking work back stalls team growth, a practical

3 Non-negotiables to hand-off work without lowering your standards

Part 2 of a 3-part delegation series. You handed something off, it came back wrong, and you took it back — the problem wasn’t your team. Lia breaks down the three non‑neg

A 10-min exercise to figure out what to delegate

Use a simple 10-minute monthly exercise to discover exactly what to delegate. Lia Garvin shows how to audit your calendar and task list to identify repetitive, low-impact

4 actions to break the micromanagement cycle

Follow-up to last week’s 'The Accidental Micromanager' — Lia Garvin explains four concrete actions to stop micromanaging and get your team owning the work again

3 signs you're accidentally a micromanager - and how to stop

Lia Garvin explains how capable managers slip into micromanaging and the three concrete tells to watch for: teams double-checking work, you attending every meeting, and h

How to respond when an employee says they're thinking of leaving

When a top performer tells you they may leave in 6–12 months, don’t stop investing—use advance notice as a strategic opportunity. Lia Garvin explains why notice can be a

New hire not working out? 2 gaps leaders miss

Most new-hire problems are process problems, not people problems. Host Lia Garvin pinpoints the two hiring-process gaps leaders commonly skip — both happen before a new h

Change management - getting your team onboard

Struggling with team adoption of new processes or tools? In this episode Lia Garvin explains a framing framework for change management that shifts focus from individual b

Delegation blockers - 3 reasons you're still the point person

Why are you still the final sign-off, stuck in too many meetings, and making decisions you shouldn't? Host Lia Garvin explains why delegation itself is rarely the bl

Talking to your team about AI - what to say and NOT to say

Managers: your team is hearing the headlines about AI. In this episode Lia Garvin breaks down how to have the AI conversation your team needs — what triggers fear, how to

How to delegate, remove bottlenecks, and stop micromanaging

Host Lia Garvin explains why delegation stalls and gives a simple, actionable 3-step framework to shift from ‘dispatching’ to true delegation. Learn how to set clear outc

Team systems - how they drive results and accountability

Many owners say “I don’t want to feel corporate,” yet they make every decision and lack visibility into day-to-day work. In this episode Lia Garvin breaks down why the ri