New Manager First Team Meeting Template

What’s inside this New Manager First Team Meeting Template:

1 👋 Who I am

Share who you are with the team. What motivates you? What inspires you? What brings you fulfillment?

2 🌱 Leadership philosophy

Share your leadership philosophy by answering these questions.

• What do you see as the purpose of a manager?
• What do you value? Who do you look up to?
• What drew you to the organization?

3 💬 Thoughtful questions

Learn about your team by asking them thoughtful questions. Here are some ideas for questions you can ask…

• What do you want to change in this team?
• What’s been the most frustrating thing to have encountered with the team lately?
• Where do you see the biggest opportunity for improvement with the team?
• How do you prefer to receive feedback? (verbal, written, in-person)? How do you prefer to give feedback? (verbal, written, in-person)?
• What’s been the most motivating project you’ve worked on all year? With whom? And why?
• What excites and energizes you about the company?
• What do you think has been a big obstacle to progress?

4 ✅ Next steps

What are the outcomes of this meeting? What are the next steps?