Marion was a top player at her company, so naturally, when the need came up, she was promoted to team manager. She had never been in such a position before. It was an exciting opportunity for her to share her valuable knowledge and help the company grow even more. But, soon, she realized that things were not going as smooth as he had expected.<\/p>\n
For example, one of her team members asked for a week off but she didn\u2019t catch the request and ended up not approving it. Another colleague was bitter about her promotion and openly questioned her leadership skills. Marion started feeling frustrated, and on top of that, she couldn\u2019t find a balance as she had to attend countless meetings every day. She felt unreachable and that was also what her teammates thought.<\/p>\n
Marion had a lot to offer to her company, but she lacked the necessary skills to handle her new role. Luckily, this is something that can<\/em> be learned. As long as her company has first-time manager training in place.<\/p>\n This is why you should invest in planning the right training for new managers<\/strong> at your business, too.<\/p>\n Getting a managerial position for the first time is rewarding and exciting. But it comes with challenges. So, before setting up a first-time manager training session, you need to know what those challenges are.<\/p>\n The majority of first-time managers are employees who have been top performers for quite some time. This doesn\u2019t mean that they automatically possess exceptional leadership skills.<\/strong><\/a> They can get into their new role full of confidence, but sooner or later they realize their responsibilities are different.<\/p>\n They\u2019re no longer individual contributors.<\/strong> Instead, they have to set and track goals for their team, act as role models, and sometimes have difficult conversations. All this can get overwhelming. This is why leadership training is so important.<\/p>\n Gerrid Smith, the Director of E-commerce at Joy Organics<\/a> says:<\/p>\n “As a manager, your performance is determined by how well you support others<\/strong> in completing their tasks.<\/em>“<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Your success rests more on your ability to create an environment in which others can do their jobs than on your own ability to perform those obligations,<\/em>\u201d Gerrid adds.\u00a0This is a skill that a new manager should work on before jumping into their new position.<\/p>\n Davis Nguyen, founder of My Consulting Offer,<\/a> offers insights on getting into the leadership mindset<\/strong> in the following video:<\/p>\nThe challenges new managers face<\/h2>\n
Getting into the leader mindset<\/h3>\n