The real reason most new managers struggle

It's not what you think

Hey team,

I want to tell you about a new manager I think a lot of you will recognise yourself in.

Lynne got promoted into a leadership role last year, from an admin-based role into people management and suddenly found herself thinking:

“What on earth am I doing here?”

She told me she felt all these new expectations, a whole new kind of pressure and and a lot of quiet self-doubt (been there).

Her boss knew she had such great potential, she just needed some support and to stop doubting herself.

Before Lynne could overthink it, hesitate, or talk herself out of it, her boss enrolled her Fresh Start last September.

And she told me her honest first thoughts: “This is probably going to be six weeks of management jargon, mumbo jumbo, textbook stuff.”

(love the honesty Lynne haha)

Halfway through the bootcamp, something shifted.

For the first time, she started to believe she could actually do this.

Most managers don’t struggle because they’re incapable. They struggle because they’re trying to lead while doubting themselves at the same time.

And that’s the part of management we don’t talk about enough.

Through the 6-week journey, Lynne learned how to:

• stop spoon-feeding without feeling cruel

• encourage accountability without micromanaging

• have difficult conversations without avoiding them

• delegate without feeling like a pushover

Her words honestly stuck with me: “It doesn’t feel like leadership training. It feels like learning new life skills.”

So if you’re reading this thinking:
I don’t know if I’m doing this right
or I’m not sure I’m cut out for management

You’re not broken. You’re just under-supported.

Fresh Start opens to a new cohort on 17th February, capped at 150 managers who are fed up of struggling in silence and want to take action.

👉 Join the Fresh Start waitlist.

You’ll get all the info first, priority access and launch day discounts.

Speak soon,
H x

P.S. Most companies will fund this for you. Asking shows initiative, and leadership training has a proven ROI (£4 return for every £1 spent).

Make sure you’re on the waitlist, then use this template to ask your boss.