Challenges New Managers Encounter

I love working with new Leaders. Whether that’s partnering on a Leadership Development course, 1 to 1 mentoring or simply working on a project together.

Naturally like any new role, especially stepping up to lead a group of people comes with its challenges.

Today I want to explore some of the common challenges I see new Leaders struggle with and a few links to corrective action you can take if you’re struggling with this particular area.

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8 Challenges:

1. Lack of Self-Belief - whether it’s Imposter Syndrome kicking in or you just don’t believe in yourself. This is very common with new Managers who have taken on a new role and important responsibility of managing a team, but doubt themselves or don’t think they’re up to the task.

   How do I overcome this? HERE

2. Type of work - the things that made you successful as an individual contributor will not make you successful in your new leadership role. As an individual contributor, you were carrying out the tasks and focusing on your own work. In a leadership role, you have a lot more responsibilities and your focus is on supporting your team to do the tasks. If you spend too much time doing the work for your team then you’ll soon be struggling with the workload and actually being an ineffective leader. Focus on the Important work.

   How do I overcome this? HERE

3. Lack of Time Management - in your old role the work and what you needed to take care of were quite consistent. You had your day to day and workflow down. In a Leadership role, you need to make quick decisions and decide what’s important to prioritise. You’ll have a lot more autonomy and freedom but you need to have strong time management skills to ensure you’re focusing on the important work.

   How do I overcome this? HERE