What I Wish I Knew As A First-Time Manager

What I Wish I Knew As A First-Time Manager

I wish I had been trained to become a manager.

It did not happen that way though.

First, I was put in a team manager position.

Then, people just expected me to know what to do.

Well, the learning was painful to say the least.

For instance, I quickly learned that as a manager of a team, it’s no longer about what I deliver. It’s almost only about how I make my team deliver.

And to achieve this, I finally learned that I needed to give trust to people, empower them, focus on the outcome and not the process.

Had I known that on day 1, as well as many other things, my learning curve would have been much smoother.

As a first-time manager, what is one thing you wish you knew before starting on the role? What would be your advice to someone starting as a manager now?

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