How New Managers Can Handle Decision Fatigue

In this episode of New Manager Conversations, Lucas and Luna tackle decision fatigue — the hidden drain on new managers who suddenly face dozens of choices daily. Lucas shares research from a 2024 Cornell study showing managers make an average of 35 job-related decisions per day, with cognitive depletion setting in after the 20th. They discuss the 'decide once' principle used by figures like Obama and Zuckerberg, and walk through a practical example of a marketing manager at a midsize B2B SaaS company in Austin who reduced her decision count by 40 percent using a simple pre-commitment framework. Luna pushes back on whether all decisions can be routinized, and Lucas offers a two-question filter for triaging choices. The episode closes with a concrete tip for protecting your best mental energy for the decisions that actually matter — and a brief acknowledgment that listener support on buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo keeps the show ad-free. #NewManager #DecisionFatigue #Leadership #Management #Careers #CornellStudy #CognitiveLoad #DecideOnce #Productivity #MentalEnergy #DecisionMaking #First90Days #TeamLead #MiddleManagement #BusinessPodcast #FexingoBusiness #CareerAdvice #LeadershipDevelopment Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo