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8 things you didn’t know that scare your manager
I was discussing going from an individual contributor to a manager role over the last few weeks. There were many positive things that we covered as well as the harder side of people management. I figured I would do a quick write up on 8 things that I worry about on a regular basis.
One. Missing an individual off a thank you post. When I am writing a thank you post for a post-project or other big milestone for a group. I need to double or triple check with people to ensure that every contributor is mentioned. There is no worse feeling than getting a private message saying ‘You left out Mike’. This can also happen on a Friday afternoon coffee run when someone is hot-desking away from the main group. Sorry, Mike :) I still feel bad.
Two. Not being as good as the previous manager. A lot of the time you don’t get to meet the previous loved manager. All you have to go on is the iconic status the team has told you. Even when you do get a hand over you still feel the pressure of being ‘as good’ as the previous manager. In the end, we know all have our different management styles and it works better with some more than others. But at the back of your mind, you are always thinking ‘I wonder what the team is thinking and what am I not doing as well’.
