Tips for New Managers: Developing Good Management Skills -Articles, Videos, How-To's
Congratulations. You’ve landed your first management position and now you’re not only responsible for your own performance, but the performance of all staff who report into you. Good management skills got you this far, but what do you need to do stay there? Hint: you have to look down the ladder as well as up.
Maintain the Status Quo
While you may have been hired or promoted because of your creative vision, don’t plan on implementing radical changes your first few weeks on the job, especially if you’re new to the organization. Introducing too much change too soon, can send the message to your team as well as other managers that you think you understand the company’s workings better than they do.
Establish yourself in your new role and gain the confidence of others by taking the time to get the lay of the land before you start sharing ideas that affect the organization’s structure, processes and systems. Even if you do know better, you’ll still need the support of people around you to make things happen.
Get to Know Your Team
Make an effort to reach out individually to all those who now report into you. Schedule one-on-one meetings to get an idea of what your team perceives to be the department’s or company’s strengths and weaknesses and solicit their ideas for solutions.
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