Role Definition for New Managers

Name: Role Definition for New Managers
Author: Khin Hnin Soe

Understand your role as a new manager.

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(upbeat instrumental music) (soft instrumental music) Are you a manager or about to become one? Either way, it's important to review what being a manager entails. In these lessons, you'll learn about what it means to be a manager, and manage your team. You'll also discover the of best ways to get to know your team, and their roles. We'll also address how you can create a good team dynamic, and how you can develop your team, and bond with them. So what does it mean to be a manager? Let's take a look at a manager named Jerry. Before he was a manager, he was a top performer in his company sales department. His supervisor, Laverne, felt he had a strong potential, and decided to promote Jerry to lead a sales team. But after his first year of being a manager, Laverne feels that Jerry isn't performing as well as he used to. She starts feeling doubtful about her decision to promote him. Jerry was initially excited to have the authority to do things his way. He thought he would have power and be in control. He told himself that he wouldn't work like the managers he disliked, but now he feels uncertain. Every day he's exhausted from solving problems that his staff brings to his attention. Every morning, he wakes up wondering what kind of disaster control awaits him at the office. He no longer has a healthy work life balance. He has a long list of outstanding items to take care of. And his supervisor keeps reminding him to be accountable for his and his team's targets. Jerry feels pressured to show results, and is reluctant to ask for help or advice from others because he doesn't want to be seen as incompetent. The more stress he feels, the easier he loses his temper. He's also having a hard time bonding with his team members who are losing faith in him. The overall team output is suffering. One of Jerry's main issues is that managing a team isn't what he expected. Being a manager means work is no longer about personal achievement. It's about enabling your team team members to get results. Instead of doing all the tasks, you develop your team members to perform tasks within their job scopes. You may think being a manager means gaining control. Actually, the first challenge of being a manager is to learn to give up control. Many new or experienced managers make the mistake of micromanaging their team because they want to maintain control. They worry about their team members making mistakes where they think they can finish tasks faster if they do it themselves. Instead of providing necessary guidance to complete these tasks. To overcome this first challenge, it's important to believe that you, and your team can achieve more together even if you are the most competent. You also don't have to be involved in everything. Instead, you're recommended to decide on which areas need your involvement, and which you can lead your team as part of their learning process. Another piece of advice to keep in mind, is to always focus on the team's results. Your team's output reflects what kind of manager you are. You may be a star performer on your own but if your team's performance is mediocre, you won't be a star manager even if your team is performing well, you shouldn't get complacent. If you don't build your team to be happy, capable and good collaborators, the results could falter over time. So it's necessary to set up your team for future success.

Intermediate Provider : Khin Hnin Soe 6 Lessons · 22m in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Urdu, Chinese

Course Description

Congratulations! You’ve been promoted into a managerial role, and now you’re in charge of an entire team, maybe multiple teams. But maybe you’ve never had to handle this much responsibility before, and you’re unsure of what to do and how to handle yourself in your new position. It’s important to recognize not only your own role and the roles of your team members, but also how you serve as the nucleus for your team, both managing and guiding.

In these lessons for Role Definition for New Managers, we’ll discuss the necessary skills for you to hone within your first few months as a manger. You’ll learn about what it means to be a manager, how best to get to know your team and their roles, and how you can create a good team dynamic. The course will also talk about how you can foster communication with your team to build your relationships with them, as well as how you can delegate responsibility, and why doing so will benefit both you and your team members.

What You'll Learn

Describe a manager's duties and what it means to be a manager
Get to know your teammates and recognize the roles they play
Discuss team dynamics and wider group dynamics, and situate yourself within them
Foster communication with your teammates through feedback sessions
Delegate responsibility to build up your team and acclimate yourself to your role
Create a good team dynamic and build relationships with your team

Key Takeaways

A new manager should recognize their own role, the roles of their team members, and how they serve as the nucleus that both manages and guides the team.
Getting to know your team and the roles they play helps you create a good team dynamic.
Fostering communication with your team, including through feedback sessions, helps build your relationships with them.
Delegating responsibility benefits both you and your team members.
The course focuses on the necessary skills to hone within your first few months as a manager.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is this course for?

It is for people who have been promoted into a managerial role and are now in charge of an entire team, or multiple teams, and may never have handled this much responsibility before.

What does the course cover?

It covers what it means to be a manager, getting to know your team and their roles, creating a good team dynamic, fostering communication to build relationships, and delegating responsibility and why it benefits both you and your team members.

What skills will I gain?

You will learn to describe a manager's duties, learn about your teammates and their roles, discuss team and wider group dynamics, foster communication through feedback sessions, and delegate to build up your team.

What lessons are included?

Lessons include Understanding Your New Role; Knowing Your Teammates and Recognizing Their Roles; Situating Yourself Within the Team Dynamics; Fostering Communication Within the Team; Delegating Responsibility; and Test Your Knowledge.

When in my managerial career is this course most useful?

It focuses on the necessary skills to hone within your first few months as a manager.