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The first-time manager often doesn't realize how much their new role differs from that of an individual contributor. They may have misconceptions about what being a new boss entails, and be surprised to learn that the skills and methods required for success as an individual contributor and those needed for success as a new manager are very different. This course describes some of the myths about managing people and their corresponding truths in order to clarify what a new leader really does. It also points to the typical demands and constraints of a manager's job. Finally, it describes strategies for dealing with common mistakes when managing for the first time.

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Objectives

Understanding What a Manager Does recognize the personal factors that impact a management position describe organizational factors that will impact your new job as manager recognize the typical demands that a manager must deal with specify common constraints faced by managers choose the best strategies for dealing with the mistake of taking on too much identify strategies for overcoming the mistake of not asking for help recognize strategies for helping you avoid projecting a lack of confidence