Congratulations on your new role. It will be an interesting and rewarding journey in your career…though to be successful in your new role, you will need to be willing to learn.

It’s normal when you step into a new role to focus on proving yourself. Your the expert in your specific business area and you may focus your time only on the business. Step out of that role and into the role of the manager as this will take a lot of your time from now on.

A manager doesn’t always get a lot of recognition in a company for what they bring to the business. Partly because businesses are streamlining resources and believe the manager is not critical. More important is that managers have to learn how to manage. Like any role, it takes skills, knowledge and a desire to bring out the best in you.

Over the years, I go back to books I’ve read previously to refresh my memory of the pearls of wisdom they have shared. I love the title of this book and it’s been around since 1999…..still applies today.