Q. What is good advice for a new manager?
What piece of advice would you offer to people new to people-management?
There are several books written that directly and indirectly answer this question. So based on my experience managing people for the last 10 years... let me zero in on the key area that a first time manager I believe should focus on.
Genuinely trusting the subordinate to be able to do the job he/she is supposed to do (and demonstrating this trust) is fundamental to a healthy long-term relationship and building a solid team. As an individual contributor, one is normally used to 'doing the job'. But as a manager, asking someone else to 'do the job' is a huge attitudinal shift that first time managers struggle to come to terms with.
Infact, this is the kind of work we do with participants at our Out Bound Training / experiential learning programs http://www.aspect9consulting.com
What piece of advice would you offer to people new to people-management?
There are several books written that directly and indirectly answer this question. So based on my experience managing people for the last 10 years... let me zero in on the key area that a first time manager I believe should focus on.
Genuinely trusting the subordinate to be able to do the job he/she is supposed to do (and demonstrating this trust) is fundamental to a healthy long-term relationship and building a solid team. As an individual contributor, one is normally used to 'doing the job'. But as a manager, asking someone else to 'do the job' is a huge attitudinal shift that first time managers struggle to come to terms with.
Infact, this is the kind of work we do with participants at our Out Bound Training / experiential learning programs http://www.aspect9consulting.com
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