6 Tips To Master Your First Team Meeting As The New Manager

Whether you are the new manager, a first time manager leading your first team or taking over a brand new team, the first team meeting as a new manager can be an overwhelming event. After all, you want to make a good first impression.

The good news is, your first team meeting with your entire team is a great place and time to make a good first impression.

Here are 6 helpful tips for running a successful first team meeting.

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[H.K.Firebelly]

Tip 1: Build trust and demonstrate humility
Tip 2: Get to know your new team (take notes)
Tip 3: Let your team get to know you (not your vision or things you want to change)
Tip 4: Communicate that you're in learning mode
Tip 5: Schedule one-to-ones
Tip 6: Communication channels: how you prefer to be communicated with (calendar sharing, office hours, etc)

[stevenrogers]

I love the humor you throw in on your videos. Excellent advice, very practical. Thanks very much 🙏🏼

[trbeyond]

I’ve been in an acting supervisor roll for 4 months and will have my first team meeting as supervisor in a week. Good timing and thanks!

[subramanyakrishnamurthy]

Very nice video and a refreshing change from the other mundane ones out there! Thanks!

[vickikk]

I love your videos...not only are they informative but you have me in stitches laughing....love the way you present your videos. 😂

[djworld]

I should have watched this video before I started the work as the Head.

[letisriva]

not a manager myself but it's good to learn leadership at any level of the company! thanks very much Bernd!

[AliciaRodriguez-zctb]

Thanks for the video, and for your channel, it is really great !

I have a doubt, I don't understand your POV in one thing. You said that before communicating your vision and plans of change etc, it is better an humility approach, communicating on the 1st team meeting that you will be learning about the team and their dynamics first. Then you said (5:38 minute) that after a 1:1s round, set up another meeting to explain more in detail your plans and vision? --> wouldn't be too fast and pretencious this second meeting?

[robertasrimkus]

Having one on Monday 😌 Only thing I'm worrying about is if I say to give me 4 weeks to get familiar with job I will look very unprofessional.