Common New Manager Questions: The Top 7
The 7 Most Common New Manager Questions Becoming a new people manager is a milestone — one that brings opportunity, responsibility, and uncertainty. Whether you’ve been promoted from within or hired into a new leadership role, the transition from individual...
How to Better Manage Workload as a New Manager
New Manager Overwhelm - Better Manage Workload as a New Manager New managers often report being unprepared and overwhelmed by their workload. They struggle to keep up with all their new and unfamiliar responsibilities. It’s daunting. They feel stressed about...
Three Mistakes to Avoid When You Transition to a New People Manager
The Leap from Contributor to People Manager If you’ve been given the opportunity to transition to a new people manager position from your previous role as an individual contributor, there are some things you should know. No longer will you be measured simply by your...
Top Confidence Traps for New Managers to Avoid
What Is Confidence? Confidence is not a management personality trait. Rather, management confidence is the prevailing expectation of a positive result. You will want to avoid the confidence traps for new managers. With confidence, managers approach goals with the...
Tips to Communicate Better as a New Manager
The Best Managers Are Effective Communicators Just about every skill a new manager needs to acquire in order to manage effectively requires good communication. You need to learn to communicate better as a new manager. To delegate tasks, to give helpful feedback, to...
Transition to Management Best Practices
Transition to Management Best Practices We know from action learning leadership development programs that almost every transition involves some uncertainty. For those who transition to management from a role as individual contributor, there are many questions. Do I...
4 Decision Making Roles and Responsibilities to Get Right
Decision Making Roles and Responsibilities Matter Surgeons understand that every procedure has the potential to fail or to make things worse. Successful surgery requires preparation, discipline, and cooperation. Surgeons are not solo artists. They rely on a team...
