Becoming a first time supervisor or managers is both exciting and challenging. In this section, find resources to help you succeed in your first time supervisory or managerial position.
By na
- If you are a new or inexperienced manager or supervisor, this is a good article that provides an overview of what you should and can be doing to work towards becoming an excellent supervisor.
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By Ernie O. Cecilia, FPM
- First person article provides some advice on how to become an effective first time supervisor. Includes help with authority levels, delegating upward, encroachment, and the importance of creating a track record.
(Added: 3-Apr-2006 Hits: 147
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By JoAnne Meyer
- Focuses on the importance of preparing new supervisors, managers and leaders so they are better able to succeed once they are promoted into leadership positions. Suggests a few mechanisms companies can use to reduce the damage that can result from inexperience and lack of preparation for first time managers.
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By Robert Hosking
- Some basic tips and hints on establishing yourself as a leader in your first time manager position. Includes suggestions on employee recognition, establishing yourself, listening and feedback.
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By Anna Britnor Guest.
- Promotion from sales to sales management is an obvious career path and organisations frequently expect great salespeople to make great sales managers.
Unfortunately, the new sales manager sometimes finds that the personal attributes that brought sales success do not automatically lead to managerial competence. In particular, salespeople are expected to be self-reliant. They spend considerable time working alone and their role as team-player is often limited to social interaction with colleagues and the orchestration of 'virtual' teams involved in meeting customer requirements.
Clearly, this approach is incompatible with effective sales team management!
(Added: 3-Apr-2006 Hits: 47
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