What No One Tells You Before Becoming a Manager

Hosted by Myra Deshmukh and Roxy Couse

Thu, Apr 30, 2026

4:00 PM UTC (1 hour)

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Leadership Essentials for New Managers
Myra Deshmukh
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What you'll learn

The Identity Shift No One Warns You About

Why doing great work isn’t your job anymore — and how to stop tying your value to being the best doer on the team

The Mistakes Almost Every New Manager Makes

The common traps that crush trust and credibility — and what to do instead before it costs you your team

The Conversations You've Been Avoiding

A simple way to give feedback and say the hard thing early — so small issues don’t turn into bigger, messier problems

Why this topic matters

Just became a manager and thinking…wait, what is my job now? We’re sharing the lessons we wish someone told us before we became managers. The shift from doer to leader is harder (and messier) than anyone admits. Join Myra from Leadership Lab and Roxy Couse, your favorite Millennial Manager, for some real talk on how to make the shift to manager and lead with confidence. Plus we'll answer your Qs!

You'll learn from

Myra Deshmukh

Founder of Leadership Lab, Communication Coach & Facilitator, ex-Amazon

After 17 years leading teams and building programs at Amazon and Gap, Myra Deshmukh founded Leadership Lab to help professionals master the skills that are critical to being successful at work — communication, influencing, and leading. Her communication and career tips have been featured in Business Insider. Her teaching style is practical, no-fluff, engaging, and proven, focused on helping high performers communicate with confidence, earn trust, and accelerate their careers.

Roxy Couse

Founder, Creator & Workplace Commentator

Roxy is a comedic and expert voice on corporate culture — creating wildly relatable content that makes everyone feel seen in the workplace while empowering women to stay in the driver's seat of their careers through confidence, self-care, personal brand building, and financial independence. She's just saying what we are all thinking. 

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