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At various points in your career, you’ve no doubt come across terrible managers or supervisors, perhaps even had the misfortune to report to one or two of them. But, as horrible as they were, maybe it wasn’t really their fault!
For several weeks now, I have been running a video tip series on what a new manager should know and watch out for when s/he makes the switch to a supervisory or management role. Last week I talked about recognizing
Continuing in our ongoing series what a new manager should expect to do differently in the new role, tip #6 is to recognize and understand that you will need to act as a “buffer”. You will need to be a
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