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10CHALLENGESTHAT EVERY FIRST-TIME
MANAGERWILL FACE
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You recently got hired or promoted and you’re in a new role. How exciting!
It’s an exciting new challenge, but there will be struggles, whether you like it or not.
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The key more than anything is to change your mindset and get into a new way of approaching work.
Here are 10 challenges that every new manager (including you) will face.
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Failure To Set Clear Goals And Expectations
Lack of clarity on the job causes confusion between employees and their manager, leading to disappointment on both sides.
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Poor Time Management
In addition to managing your own tasks, you have to manage an entire team, putting out fires and dealing with their problems.
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Block time off on your own calendar. Make it clear to employees that there are certain times that are
only for you.
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Unclear Or Inconsistent Communication
Employees need to know that they can trust what you’re saying to be true.
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Work on your messaging, make it as crystal clear as possible.
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Pressure To Perform
You were just given an incredible opportunity and now you want to show that you were worth it.
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Just relax. Rome wasn’t built in a day.
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Shifting From Coworker To Boss
Picture this – you’re close with your coworkers and suddenly you’re promoted to being their manager, you’re no longer “one of them.”
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You need to learn how to separate work from friendship. There’s a time and place for both.
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Hiring
Hiring is tough. Hiring is especially tough for new managers that have never done this before.
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Use a structured interview, where candidates are asked the same set of questions with specific
ways of evaluating the responses.
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Firing
Firing is a tough thing to do for anyone. It’s a very sensitive issue that takes a lot of emotion.
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Try your best to make it a team decision. If you meet with your team regularly one-on-one, you’ll be able to
get a sense of who works well and who doesn’t.
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Solving Other People’s Problems
You’re part manager, part psychologist. Inevitably, you’ll start receiving complaints from employees and start having to deal with their problems.
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Attack any issue early on before it becomes a serious problem. Monthly one-on-ones can be a great way to
make sure a problem doesn’t last for too long.
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Getting The Team To Be Productive
Everyone is different, requires different levels of attention, and works in different ways.
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Create an environment that’s good for everyone. Some people like working later, some earlier, some people like being told what to do, some people like being left alone.
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Not Asking For Help
Many first-time managers will want to prove that they don’t need any help – big mistake.
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Don’t be shy to ask around for help. Do whatever it takes to make you and your team the best!
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Most of these challenges are internal, meaning only you can fix them.
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ENGAGE YOUR TEAMView the State of Employee Engagement, a real-time report with tons of helpful tips for managers to engage their teams.
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TIPS TO ENSURE
SUCCESSAS A NEW MANAGER
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CHANGEYOUR
FOCUS
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In your old role as an employee, your number one focus was on accomplishing your tasks. Now, your number one focus is on helping others accomplish their tasks.
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LEARNA LOT
- Use monthly one-on-ones to learn more about your team - Go to networking events to learn more about your job and connect with others - Be active in Linkedin groups to learn more about your industry.
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TAKEYOUR
TIMETake the time to fully understand the dynamics of the
team. Be patient, you’ll get there eventually.
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FIND AMENTOR
Find someone who’s been there before and pick their brain.
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