| Throughout my 18 years of business consulting | | | | management career. |
| one of the greatest frustrations my clients | | | | *** Prepare for the Future |
| experience is around management. Either trying to | | | | Just because you aren't in a management position |
| become a manager, supervisor or team leader | | | | now, doesn't mean you shouldn't study their roles |
| with little or no experience, or problems with | | | | and responsibilities to educate yourself on what |
| difficult managers. | | | | they do. The phrase 'fake it, to you make it' |
| As a result, I've spent a LOT of time coaching | | | | applies perfectly in this situation. You can easily |
| those who want to become a manager and | | | | start working on a management characteristic in |
| providing them with the resources on how to be | | | | your current role, for example you can ask your |
| a good manager from day one of their career | | | | boss if you can help them do the budgeting, and |
| with the aim of fixing their second problem in the | | | | start developing financial skills. |
| long-term. But first thing's first. You have to get | | | | There are dozens of strategies that will prepare |
| the job, before you can do the job and here's | | | | you for when a great opportunity arises. |
| what you need to know in order to take the | | | | *** From Good to Great |
| next step up the corporate ladder: | | | | As I said earlier, a lot of people have challenging |
| *** Know Your Value | | | | relationships with their managers. So wouldn't it be |
| Most employees never realize how valuable their | | | | great if you could learn from their mistakes and |
| skills and knowledge are. As a result, they feel | | | | study the characteristics of how to be a |
| 'lucky' just to have a job, as opposed to thinking | | | | successful manager? |
| THEIR EMPLOYER is lucky to have THEM! That's | | | | That means you don't have to start from 'bad' |
| the first step into becoming a manager - knowing | | | | and can go from 'good' to 'great' throughout your |
| you have what it takes and are capable of | | | | career. |
| making valuable contributions to an organization. | | | | Plus, great managers create high performance |
| *** Showcase your Skills | | | | teams and businesses and who wouldn't want to |
| You've no doubt come across those annoying | | | | work with them or be one of them? |
| people who love to blow their own horn, it's all | | | | Feel confident in knowing you can become a |
| about them, them and them. But have you also | | | | manger, and build your executive experience in |
| noticed that the more they tell everyone how | | | | your current role by using the above techniques |
| good they are the more opportunities come their | | | | and other proven strategies. Develop a plan so |
| way? You don't want to be someone who people | | | | when the next promotion opportunity arises |
| roll their eyes at, but you can highlight your skills in | | | | you're prepared and ready to take the leap from |
| a powerful way to fast-track yourselves into a | | | | a job into a career. |