The Manager's Hour with Fexingo: People Management, Team Building, and Leadership Skills

Most managers assume top performers are self-sufficient. But a 2025 Gallup study found that 42% of high-potential employees are actively disengaged, often due to subtle neglect. In this episode, Lucas and Luna unpack the 'A-player attrition blind spot' — why star employees leave for reasons unrelated to pay or promotion, and what managers can do about it. They discuss a real case: a top engineer a...

In this episode of The Manager's Hour, Lucas and Luna tackle one of the most persistent frustrations in modern management: meetings that eat up time but produce no clear outcomes. Drawing on a 2025 Microsoft Workplace Analytics study showing that 68% of managers say their meetings lack clear decision-making processes, they drill into a specific fix: the Decision Log. Lucas breaks down how a simple...

Lucas and Luna dive into the critical transition period for new managers — the first 90 days. Using research from Harvard Business Review and a case study of a tech team at a midsize SaaS company, they explore why 40% of new managers are rated ineffective within their first year. The episode focuses on the specific mistake of trying to change too much too quickly, and offers a concrete alternative...

In this episode of The Manager's Hour, Lucas and Luna explore a counterintuitive idea from organizational psychology: the most effective managers often look like they're doing the least. Drawing on a 2024 BCG study of 1,200 frontline managers, they discuss how top-performing managers spent 30% more time in unstructured observation and coaching than their peers — and how this 'strategic pause' impr...

Most managers know they should give honest feedback, but most avoid it. This episode of The Manager's Hour with Fexingo drills into the research behind 'feedback aversion' and why it's costing teams. Lucas and Luna unpack a 2024 study from the Journal of Applied Psychology that found managers consistently overestimate how much direct reports will be hurt by negative feedback. They explore the real...

In this episode of The Manager's Hour, Lucas and Luna drill into one of the most common yet damaging management habits: micromanagement. Using a specific case study from a 2024 Gallup survey that found employees with highly controlling managers are 2.3 times more likely to experience burnout, they explore why managers slip into this behavior and what it costs. Lucas unpacks the 'trust deficit loop...

In the debut episode of The Manager's Hour, hosts Lucas and Luna explore a striking number: research from Gallup shows that teams with high psychological engagement are 15 percent more productive than disengaged teams. They unpack what that 15 percent actually means in a real-world setting — using the example of a mid-sized tech company that tried to close the gap. Lucas argues the gap isn't about...