Soooo I’m not gonna lie, dealing with underperformance was the least favourite part of my job as a manager. I hated it. As soon as I saw a KPI that was not on track I instantly got a pit in my stomach because I knew what I would have to do next and it was […]
Being a newbie at anything is hard. The learning curve can feel steep. We go through a host of emotions. And we make a lot of mistakes. As a new manager you are probably experiencing some of what I mentioned above. We all do. It’s part of the learning process. That being said, it doesn’t […]
Have you ever said “it’s faster if I just do it myself”? I have! In fact I 100% believed that to be true, but I was wrong. The truth is it’s not faster to do the task yourself. It’s actually faster for you to delegate. But it was a belief system that I held on […]
Does your team trust you? You know one of the most asked questions that I get week after week is around trust. “Mak, I’m not sure how to earn the trust of my peers and have them listen to me” “Mak, how do I keep my employees engaged and gain their trust” Maybe you have […]
This week I wanted to talk about something that is very real and affects so many new managers – Why new managers fail. It’s no secret to many of us that new managers fail at a very high rate. But Gartner just released yet another study that found a whopping 60% of new managers fail […]
A couple weeks ago I posted a video about the introverted leader. It was super fun to do! But then some of you lovely extroverted leaders reached out to me to be like…. but what about us? That’s a great point! So because you are also awesome, I wanted to do another video to cover some […]
I swear I thought I was a coach for new managers?! So tell me why, as I was browsing through Audible the other day, one of the books recommended to me was: What to expect while you’re expecting? I’m not sure why the algorithm suggested this book to me 🤷🏾… but it did and it gave […]
So I have a question for you. Are you finding that you are juggling A LOT right now? Like are you finding it hard to balance the work that you were doing as an individual contributor and the new work that you should be doing as the new manager of the team? Do you wish […]
In today’s blog post I want to talk about something that has been bugging me for some time and I’m just going to get straight to it. Yes, you can be an introvert and a great manager!There is this false belief going around – and I’m hearing it more and more in my sessions – […]
So have you ever been in a situation where your boss says something or asks your team to do something that you are not totally aligned with, but you have NO IDEA how to disagree with your boss or voice your opinion without causing a stir? It’s very awkward, isn’t it? Disagreeing with someone that […]
