Business Skills Curricula     Management Curriculum     First Time Manager Essentials

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High expectations are often placed on a new manager. Along with these expectations comes the pressure to prove you are capable of being the boss and managing people effectively. When managing for the first time, establishing credibility early and building new working relationships can go a long way in helping you succeed in adjusting to your new responsibilities. This course describes ways to manage former colleagues effectively and establish credibility as a first-time manager. You'll also learn how to balance conflicting expectations as a new leader.

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Objectives

Challenges of a First-Time Manager specify ways of establishing your credibility as a new manager recognize how to communicate with your team as a first-time manager recognize techniques for acknowledging the relationship change between you and your former coworkers describe ways in which you can use your new managerial position to support your former coworkers identify management guidelines that will help you respond to conflicting expectations in the workplace