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10 Things Every New Manager Needs to Know

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10 THINGS EVERY NEW MANAGER NEEDS TO KNOW Managers are usually so busy checking in with their teams that they rarely check in with themselves. But how do you find out how you are doing? As an individual contributor, you usually could tell whether you were on track; widgets were produced, reports were generated and sales figures were met. As a manager, those black-and- white measurements become fuzzy gray areas. It's harder to gauge progress and harder to know when you need to course correct. Here's something that can help. 14 On the following page is a model developed by John Adair, a noted leadership theorist. Adair devised the Action-Centred Leadership model, 9 which illustrates three core management responsibilities: 1 Achieving the task 2 Building and sustaining the team 3 Developing the individuals within the team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 CHECK IN WITH YOURSELF TO SEE HOW YOU'RE DOING 9

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