Practical Coach: Management Skills for Everyday Life, The

Managing Subordinates

People tend to get promoted to managerial positions because they are excellent individual contributors. In other words, they are effective engineers, marketers, salespeople, teachers, nurses, social workers, and so on. They accomplish their day-to-day tasks thoughtfully, thoroughly, and quickly. But when they are rewarded with a promotion to a managerial position, they are often surprised that the skills that helped them succeed as individual contributors are insufficient for success in their managerial roles. They have to make the transition from getting jobs done themselves to getting the jobs done with and through others. They often find that their biggest challenges are forming effective work relationships with employees ...