| You have worked hard during your career, | | | | else you do. Keeping your promises whenever |
| proving yourself to the powers-to-be again and | | | | humanly possible will mean as much to your |
| again. Now your hard work has paid off with a | | | | employees as perks you can give them. Maybe |
| promotion to manager. You look forward to | | | | even more. |
| taking on your new position. | | | | 4. Being a know-it-all |
| Once you start working as a manager you will | | | | No one knows everything, even after extensive |
| find things are harder than when you were just | | | | training and education. Tapping other team |
| an employee. Customer issues, employee | | | | member's knowledge and experience helps your |
| disagreements and schedule problems are just eh | | | | division learn to work together. And gives your |
| tip of the iceberg. It is enough to make you want | | | | employees a chance to show you what they can |
| to hide. | | | | do. |
| You have worked hard to get here. Making sure | | | | 5. Over reacting |
| you handle your new position after achieving it is | | | | Things will not always flow smoothly. Part |
| the one thing you do have control over. So what | | | | shortages, communication problems and employee |
| are some of the things you should avoid doing | | | | errors are part of corporate life. Losing your |
| now that you are the boss? | | | | temper with, belittling or insulting an employee is |
| 1. Setting a bad example | | | | never the right thing to do. The only way to get |
| Not following company regulations, being rude to | | | | respect from your team is to show them |
| employees or customers speaks volumes about | | | | respect. |
| what kind of manager you are. Behave how you | | | | 6. Take all of the credit |
| want your employees to act and you can't go | | | | Of all the bad managing skills you can have, being |
| wrong. | | | | a "glory hound" is probably the worst. No one |
| 2. Lack of planning | | | | wants to work hard every day and never get |
| Being an effective manager means being able to | | | | any credit and few will continue to work for a |
| schedule department work so everything gets | | | | manager who takes their glory. |
| done. If you cannot keep it together, why would | | | | Becoming a manager is a big step in any career. |
| your employees even try? | | | | It is proof you have shown the skills and |
| 3. Make and break promises | | | | temperament to handle such responsibility. Now, it |
| Your word is your bond. Those five little words | | | | is time to show them you can be as good of a |
| should be your workplace motto. It will tell more | | | | boss as you were an employee. |
| about what kind of person you are than anything | | | | |