The Ups and Downs of Being a First-Time Supervisor

Studying to steer different individuals is a irritating stretch task. A lot of that stress stems from the misconceptions many individuals convey into the job. They assume they know what the function will entail, after which they begin doing the work and notice they don’t know what they’ve gotten themselves into. Gender bias usually makes the transition extra painful for ladies since lots of people, sadly, nonetheless don’t see us as reduce out for management, even when they’d by no means say so to our face.

Three girls who’ve just lately moved into administration converse candidly about being newly in command of different individuals: the surprises, the rewards, and up to date challenges. If you happen to’re a brand new supervisor your self, we hope you’ll discover consolation in realizing that you just’re not alone in any struggles you is likely to be dealing with— and that you just’ll get some concepts for the way to deal. And when you’re simply interested by changing into a boss, we hope that you just’ll come away extra ready for the job and assured that you are able to do it too.

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