Learning to Manage Takes Time: How to Overcome Fears as A New Manager
Whether you’ve just been promoted to a new role, you’re an aspiring manager, or you’ve been in leadership for a while, developing managerial skills is important for all professionals.
According to the World Economic Forum, people management is one of the top 10 skills needed to thrive in today’s workforce.
Additionally, research by Gallup shows companies with talented, trained managers experience greater profitability, increased levels of productivity, and higher employee engagement scores—highlighting once again how vital management can be to an organization’s culture and success.
But learning to manage takes time.
Whether you’re an aspiring or seasoned manager, there are always new increasing responsibilities to the role and the world of leadership is shifting and progressing with times as well.
Most importantly, you should always remember every new manager needs time to adjust to these new expectations and responsibilities.
You aren’t alone, in fact, there are many common fears and worries new managers have across the board.
Below are four fears and strategies on how to overcome them to become a better manager.
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Table of Contents:
Now that you have mastered how to manage conflict - what is your plan of action for making an impact with your team?
Now that you have mastered how to create an environment of empowerment via the 3-P's - what is your plan of action for making an impact with your team?
Developing Your Communication, Empathy and Emotional Intelligence skills is start. What is your plan of action for implementing your learnings within your your team?
Now that you understand the differences in these titles - what is your plan of action for what you learned?
Assessing your team's behaviors is a start - but do you have a plan of action for the results?
Now that you have mastered the art of decision making - what is your plan of action for making an impact with your team?
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A DISC Behavior Assessment is the best way to understand your team's personalities.
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