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Moving into management - Part 1
In the first in a series of articles, Moving into management, trainer Sandie Alden discusses some of the styles that a new manager can adopt to help develop the new approaches a management job requires.
If you are relatively new to managing in the workplace, you may be feeling excited and enthusiastic, but equally you may be experiencing some stress and/or confusion. That is not surprising – a promotion from front line to management is a big change and the work of a manager requires a different set of knowledge, skills and attitudes from those you previously developed. For example, you may be managing people who were previously your peers. To be friendly is fine; to be friends may lead you into problems.
In Britain, it has been traditional to promote people up the ladder. There is an expectation that if someone is good at the job, then s/he will be good at managing others doing that job. This is not always the case. Traditionally, and unlike other European countries, few managers in Britain gain qualifications in management. This means many managers struggle on without having the opportunity to develop the new approaches their management job requires.
This means you will need to think about your areas of responsibility, and how you will approach them, and your staff. Your post requires you to consider the functions that you must undertake to fulfil your management job description, and the management styles you will need to adopt.