Blog
Last week I offered up tip #4 in our ongoing series about the mental transition that is critical to be successful as a new supervisor. Continuing in this series, here is tip #5: understand that, as a new supervisor, your
A few weeks ago, I started a short series about how the skills needed as a new supervisor are very different from those that were needed in your previous role as an individual contributor. When you take on the role
For the last two weeks, I have been posting video blogs about the challenges that come with first-time supervisory roles. Here is a third one: the first-time supervisor often experiences something that I call the push-pull reality of leadership. The
Moving into the new role of a first-time supervisor comes with challenges, many of which stem from not recognizing that you have fundamentally changed occupations. I posted a video blog last week that offered one very important reminder when you
When you become a first-time supervisor or a first-time team leader, you have to be VERY aware that for all practical purposes, you are essentially changing occupations. This is true even if you’re becoming the supervisor of a department you
Earlier this week, I addressed a question that I was asked during a recent leadership development training program for a new supervisor group. In this same program, a second question that was asked of me by a participant was this