I'm a new manager (and being taken advantage of)

Some new managers who receive an internal promotion find the new relationship dynamics challenging. Co-workers may find it difficult to adjust to your new role and may not give you respect (which has to be earned) or treat you like you're still in your previous position. Check out the following Q&A of a new manager who feels like he's being taken advantage of:

I'm a new manager (and being taken advantage of)... | JobDig Career Search and Employment Guide - Because everyone should dig their job!: "I'm a new manager (and being taken advantage of)..."

Click the following link to discover 7 Super Success Secrets to Become a Manager and learn top management characteristics to help you in your new job, strategies to move you forward and how to make your first week a success.

So You’ve Become a Manager – Now What?

Becoming a new manager can be overwhelming, check out the following article on tips for newcomer success.

So You’ve Just Become a Manager – Now What? « DrivenLeaders.com - Anthony Portuesi: "Monitor your work hours.
Set time limits to your work hours and stick to them. When you’re in a new position it’s very easy to get sucked into working longer and longer hours because you feel you have to. Resist the urge to consistently stay late. One of the worst things that can happen is burning out too early, if this happens, it will be hard to jump start your passion for the role, not to mention your employees will take notice."

Now that you've become a manager, discover how you can make your first week as a new manager, and the following months, successful. Click the links to discover the 7 super secrets to becoming a new manager.

What Makes a Good Manager? Not Tacky Timing!

How’s this for timing? On Thursday, five percent of a company are told they are being retrenched. The very next day the CEO sends out an email reminding everybody they are required to attend the company’s strategy day. She signs off by saying, “Please bring your positive attitude and good ideas.”

This is a perfect example of what not to do if you want to become an effective manager.

One of the biggest assets of a good manager is empathy and this CEO has none!

If you're on the end of tacky timing let the person know their timing isn't working for you. “Jonathan, I really appreciate what you’re trying to get across, but I’m in the middle of a tight deadline. Let’s talk tomorrow.” Or in the case of the insensitive CEO, “I understand the strategy meeting was scheduled for today and you want it to go well, but in light of what happened yesterday, I think you’ll understand that we are feeling uncertain about our own positions and sad for our colleagues who are leaving.”

Click here if you want to know what makes an effective manager.

Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh