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The hardest move I ever had to make was moving from a functional head- in my case Sales Director- to General Manager. And to be honest it was the transition that I was least prepared for.
Looking back on my previous companies, I believe that this move is the most traumatic to job candidates primarily because many of the skills that led them to be great functional heads are redundant as a new General Manager.… Read more
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The hardest move I ever had to make was moving from a functional head- in my case from Business Development Project management, and before that Marketing and then Sales Director- to General Manager. And to be honest it was the transition that I was least prepared for.
Looking back on my previous companies, I believe that this move is the most traumatic to job candidates primarily because many of the skills that led them to be great functional heads are pretty much redundant as a new General Manager.… Read more
The hardest skill, I believe, for a new manager, is the skill NOT to micromanage.
Congratulations, you’ve been promoted, typically because you have been great at what you did. And now you probably have several people working for you, that you know are worse than you in your previous role. The temptation- I was tempted- was to actively take over what they are all doing and to ensure their performance meets your previous standards by micro-managing.… Read more
When you have a vacancy, you are really under pressure to find a replacement candidate quickly.
Well I always was, especially if I had to do their work while I looked for a candidate.
And when it comes to hiring, the challenge is dealing with people on their very best interview behaviour. So how can you effectively and objectively assess what they are really like.… Read more
When I was a boss, there was nothing more frustrating than dealing with a subordinate that just waffled and talked without purpose. I felt that they just didn’t get our business.
Now I realize they just didn’t get me.
So the lesson in effectively communicating bosses, is to think like them and work with them the way they want to be worked with.… Read more