The Business Bulletin
The challenge of a first-time manager So you have got your first managerial job – congratulations! Now the hard work really starts.
You are going to have to up your
learning from your own experience,
your career. How did they make you
game and learn new skills and fast,
from a mentor and asking for
feel and how did that impact your
because whilst being good at your
the right internal or external
engagement with the role and your
job led to your promotion, it does
management training.
performance? What behaviours did you respect and admire and what
not automatically equip you to be a manager of people and to handle the many new responsibilities that come with increased seniority. You can learn on the job of course, but you can also plan for success by
So what sort of manager do you want to be?
rankled and why?
Take some time to think back to all
comfortably with you and cherry-
the managers you have had over
pick the best behaviours from your
Observe the style of high achievers within the organisation that sit
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