Force for Change
Personal Development - Training - Coaching
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"Coming together is the beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success."
--Henry Ford
Think of an employee's first promotion into a management position. What are the element (s) that might have motivated this promotion?
a) continuously exceeding expectations
b) extensive knowledge and expertise in a field
c) accountability with deadlines and reaching objectives
What's missing?
d) good team management skills
COACHING JUNIOR MANAGERS
CLOSE
When promoted to a very first management role not every individual is equally equipped for the challenges of "people management".
What happens when...
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a high performing Sales Account Executive is promoted to Sales Manager... with responsibility of the team's objective
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a Programmer is promoted to Product Development Manager... with the responsibility of technical team
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a Web Editor is promoted into Online Media Manager... with the responsibility of managing a team of online editors, graphic designers, server maintenance/administrator, programmers, media advertisers, etc...
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a Graduate Trainee is tasked to act as a project liaison between various teams, with no staff management experience, let alone managing resources over which he/she has no recognised authority.
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Etc....
A few challenges:
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Former peers and work colleague become they employees
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Other managers are becoming their peers and colleagues.
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They may be joining a new team who has years knowledge and experience dealing with issues that are very specific to this department.
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Engagement with senior management at a new level
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The communication with HR takes on a whole new supportive and mentoring aspect, but yet the new manager does not want to get exposed for his/her lack of experience.
All these people have 5 things in common:
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Their promotion was an acknowledgement of their past achievements and a recognition of their potential within the organisation.
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They are eager to be successful in their new job, and show results quickly
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They need to be brought up to speed, and gain the required knowledge for the new role, very quickly.
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They need to adapt they communications style to the new role.
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They need to introduce new communications dynamic with former colleagues and manager, and maintain respect.
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Researching how to become an effective manager is not on the priority list. They simply don't have time.
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They are scared of failure!
-- Our aim is to partner with your organisation to train your new managers today to become the leaders of tomorrow --
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