New Managers' Common Fears and Doubts and How to Overcome them

"Becoming is better than being."

— Carol Dweck.

The Question: How can you overcome common fears and worries as a new manager?

Whether you’re an aspiring or seasoned manager, there are always new increasing responsibilities to the role.

Additionally, the world of leadership is shifting and progressing with time.

Being a manager can be nerve-racking.

But as Carol Dweck says, becoming is better than being.

Today, we are going to break down?how?to overcome common managerial fears.

The Research

According to the?World Economic Forum, people management is one of the top 10 skills needed to thrive in today’s workforce.

Additionally,?research by Gallup?shows companies with talented, trained managers experience greater profitability, increased levels of productivity, and higher employee engagement scores...

Highlighting, once again, how vital management can be to an organization’s culture and success.

But learning to manage takes time.

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Your Hack

This week your hack is to?give yourself?time?to learn.

Harvard Business School professor Linda A. Hill says becoming a manager means coming to terms with the difference between the myth of management and reality.

And part of that reality is understanding becoming a great manager doesn't happen overnight.

Here are four strategies to understand the realities of management.

• Let go of the formal authority: New managers soon learn that formal authority is a very "limited source of power." Management is more about negotiating interdependencies.
• Learn from others' paths: When meeting someone who manages people well, find an opportunity to ask them how they learned, and what they read.?Here is my personal favourite reading list for managers.
• Focus on people management skills: New managers feel out of their comfort zone in terms of their people skills—it’s normal. Leading others can be stressful, especially because like individuals, organizations are not perfect.
• Redefine your satisfaction: Managers are far removed from the outcome of products, often feeling jealous of their employee's successes. This is a major flaw. New managers must learn new ways of defining success, like seeing other people succeed and helping others grow.

Parting Thoughts

Being a new manager doesn’t have to be a worrisome transition.

It's all about mindset, resources, and understanding your role.

If you want to kickstart your role as a manager in the best way possible, take a look at?Unicorn Labs’ leadership and development training for managers.

And remember, learning to manage takes time.

Read our recent blog for additional insights on how to overcome fears??

Learning to Manage Takes Time: How to Overcome Fears as A New Manager

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