Hello all,
This week I'm passing along a recent article with some tips on making the transition from small unit manager to a manager/leader role.
This information is helpful for newly promoted folks (and we usually have retirements at the end of a semester, so there will be some new internally promoted folks on this list), and also for folks even considering how a change like that would make their workdays different.
It's a short pithy read, so I hope you'll all take a few minutes to read Navigating the Jump from Manager to Executive by Melody Wilding, published by the Harvard Business Review.
From the article:
"Summary. Becoming a leader of leaders is a change of both scope and attitude. Your decisions may now affect dozens (or hundreds) of employees. Your results depend on how well other experienced professionals do their jobs, not on what you can personally make happen. Stepping into these shifts doesn’t happen overnight and it can feel nerve-wracking for a while. This article outlines three key shifts you need to make: 1) Going from expert to coach, 2) Moving from execution to driving impact through others, 3) Evolving from oversight to scalable systems. Leading leaders isn’t “more of the same” just with bigger teams and budgets. In reality, you have to fundamentally shift how you think about your role, how you spend your time, and how you measure success."
I hope you find these tips useful, and if you have other ideas to share- please email the list!
Happy 4th of July! I plan to celebrate our country's freedom with macaroni salad, veggie burgers, re-reading my mini version of the Constitution, and a strategic avoidance of all firecrackers! I hate those dang things!
All the best,
Holly
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