| Saving your rookie managers from themselves. | |
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PMID: 11930785 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Most organizations promote employees into managerial positions based on their technical competence. But very often, that kind of competence does not translate into good managerial performance. Many rookie managers fail to grasp how their roles have changed: that their jobs are no longer about personal achievement but about enabling others to achieve, that sometimes driving the bus means taking a backseat, and that building a team is often more important than cutting a deal. Even the best employees have trouble adjusting to these new realities, and that trouble can be exacerbated by the normal insecurities that may make rookie managers hesitant to ask for help. The dynamic unfolds something like this: As rookie managers internalize their stress, their focus, too, becomes increasingly internal. They become insecure and self-focused and cannot properly support their teams. Invariably, trust breaks down, staff members become alienated, and productivity suffers. In this article, coach and management consultant Carol Walker, who works primarily with rookie managers and their supervisors, addresses the five problem areas that rookie managers typically face: delegating, getting support from senior staffers, projecting confidence, thinking strategically, and giving feedback. You may think these elements sound like Management 101, and you'd be right, Walker writes. But these basic elements are also what trip up most managers in the early stages of their careers (and even, she admits, throughout their careers). The bosses of rookie managers have a responsibility to anticipate and address these problems; not doing so will hurt the rookie, the boss, and the company overall. |
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Authors:
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Carol A Walker |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Harvard business review Volume: 80 ISSN: 0017-8012 ISO Abbreviation: Harv Bus Rev Publication Date: 2002 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-04-04 Completed Date: 2002-04-29 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9875796 Medline TA: Harv Bus Rev Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 97-102, 126 Citation Subset: H |
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Administrative Personnel
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psychology* Decision Making, Organizational Feedback Humans Interprofessional Relations* Mentors* Planning Techniques Professional Competence* Professional Role Stress, Psychological United States |
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