Mistakes Of New Managers

As a leader you need to shift your mindset to be more about working through others.

You need to be able to demonstrate a solid understanding of the department and processes before making major changes.

In order to gain the trust of your team. you need to spend time with them. Substantial time.

Remember that your job is not to be everyone's friend; your job is to be their leader.

Remember your job is to help the employee reach their fullest potential. If you are not clear with your employee. how will they be prepared to improve?

Being a good leader is about having courage to do the right thing. and addressing performance issues is your responsibility as a manager.

If you are TOO humble and say things that show how unconfident you are. eventually your team will not have confidence in you either.

Some situations require you to make a tough decision that will not be popular. but is in the best interest of the team.

If you micromanage. your team will believe you don't have faith in their abilities.

There are two versions of this: sharing everything. and not sharing enough. Finding the right approach is important.