getting started as a manager

When people join the New Managers members group, they are asked what their challenges are. (This is to help us tailor the site to meet what people are dealing with right now.)

When I read them I often feel daunted, and am impressed by their determination and, yes, their courage. It's a big change, moving up to making things happen through other people rather than doing it yourself. Many of us have done it through our lives in small ways, and it's useful to reflect on how we deal with these kinds of shifts: moving from one way of valuing yourself and "getting things right" to a place where thise are less valid and there are a new set of assumptions, standards, guidelines.