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1、HowtoLearntoManagePeopleManagementisnothingmorethanmotivatingotherpeople. LeeIacocca Congratulations!Youfinallygotthatpromotionyouvebeenwantingandnow,youreamanagerperhapsforthefirsttimeinyourcareer.So,nowwhat?Ifthisisyourfirstforayintomanagement,youmightbeabitnervous.Thatfeelingisunderstandable,comm
2、onand,infact,quitewarranted.Thisisgoingtobevery,verydifferentfromwhatyouvedonebefore.Managementhasanentirelydifferentsetofgoals,rulesandadifferentskillsetisrequired.Veryoften,peoplethatarenewtomanagementdonotcompletelyunderstandwhatitmeanstobeamanagerhowtheirlifewillchange(yes,yourlifewilldefinitely
3、change).Thisisespeciallytrueifyouvemovedfromanhourlywagetoasalarymoreaboutthatlater. Thisarticlewillpresentyouwithasetofguidelinesyoucanusetohelpmakesomesenseoutofwhatisoftenaconfusingtransition.Thisisnotmeanttobeacompletesetofday-to-dayinstructions;thatconceptisprettymuchgoneforevernowthatyoureaman
4、ager.Itis,however,areasonableoutlinethatwillhelpyouthroughtheprocessofgoalsettingandmanagingstaff.Sotakeadeepbreathandletsgetstarted!StepsUnderstandwhatmanagementis:Whatsignificantlysetsmanagersapartisthemigrationawayfromaconceptknownasindividualcontribution.Managersarenot,primarily,individualcontri
5、butors.Thatmeansthatyouaregoingtoberesponsiblefortheworkofothers;yoursuccessdependsonhowwellyourteamperforms.Youarenowresponsibleforfar,farmoreworkthanyoucouldeverpossiblyproducebyyourself(seewarnings).Youcantfixalltheproblemsdonteventrythatsnotyourjobanymore. Prepareforthetransition:Thiswillbecomec
6、onfusingandfrustrating.perhapsnotimmediately,butmanagersareoftenpulledinmultipledirections.Youmayhaveadifferentdresscodetofollow.Youwillhavenewrulestoobey(particularlyintheareaofHumanResources). Findamentor:Notyourimmediatemanager,butfindanothermanagerwithlotsofexperienceandaskthatpersontohelpyoutra
7、nsition.Thisisaveryimportantandoftenoverlookedtool.Itwillalsogainyouconsiderableesteemintheeyesoftheupperlevelmanagementteam.Itshowsmaturity. Joinanetworkinggroup:Therearelotsofthese(Toastmastersforexample).Askothermanagersandexecutivesaboutlocalclubs.Takeadvantageofthenetworkingopportunitiesinyoura
8、rea. ContactHR:GototheHumanResourcesdepartmentandaskifthereareanyHRbooksortrainingcoursesyoucanusetohelpyou.Readabitaboutbeingamanager.Thereisamountainofliteratureonthesubject.Readsomeofthemorewell-knownbooks(TheOneMinuteManagerandTheSevenHabitsofHighlyEffectivePeoplearemanagementstaples). Helpyours
9、taffcope:Itspossiblethepeopleyouwillmanageusedtobeyourpeersandthatwillbethecauseofenvy(possiblyresentment)andfriction.Youcantpreventitbutifyoukeepthelinesofcommunicationopenitwillreducetheissues.However,youmustrememberthatyouarenowmanagementandwhileyoudontwanttoflauntit,youcantletyourformerpeerstake
10、advantageofyourpreviousrelationship.Eveniftheywerentyourpeers,gettinganewmanagerisalwaysdisconcerting.Addressthestaffandletthemknowyourplans.Establishthemanager/staffrelationshipearly.Evenifitseemsabitawkwardatfirstdonotbebashfulaboutit.justfollowthesteps,beyourself,anddontforgetwhereyoustarted. Don
11、tneglectfamily:Yourhusband-wife-playmate-whateverandchildren,ifany,andfriendsstillneedyourattentionjustliketheydidbefore.Youwillhavealotmoreonyourmindnow-managementisahardtransition.Keepyourprioritiesincheck.Ifyouhearpeoplementioningthatyouredistant-takenote.Youdontwanttoletyourcareerruinyourfamilyr
12、elationships(youwouldntbethefirst). Dontneglectyourhealth:OK,youvediscoveredthatthisisactuallyfun.Theworkisexciting,youreworkinglongerhours,maybeworkingmoreathome,stayingupalittlelater,gettingupalittleearlier,doingagreatjobhandlingthefamilyandkids.areyousleepingenough?Areyousure? Identifyyourgoals:W
13、hat,specifically,areyourmeasuredgoals?Doyouhavehourly,dailyorweeklytargetsyourteammustmeet;whataboutyournewgoalssuchasreviewingproductivity?Writedowneverythingandpostitprominently(seetips).Thiswillbeyourchecklist.Awordofcautionhere,thislistwillchangeovertime;itisalivingdocument.Somethingsmaystaythesame(servicelevels,forexample)butotherthingsmaychangedependingonthestrategieshandeddowntoyoufromtheExecutiveManagementsuites.Reviewyourlistfrequently,withacriticaleye,andreviseitwhennece
