Welcome New Managers!
Congratulations on your new job, and welcome to the tribe! There are two threads that connect all supervisors, bosses, and managers of people. First, like you, we all went through the first day, week, month and year as a new manager. Second, everyone one us has countless stories of the mistakes we made and the things we wish we knew when we first started. Fortunately, our job here at MRH is to help you accelerate down that path, and learn from the mistakes we made. You will find a number of resources and new manager tips in the following sections on this page.
What Should I Expect As I Start My New Job?
When you first become a manager, a supervisor, a team leader or a boss, a lot will change for you:
- You become liable for other people’s performance
- Others suddenly depend on you for growth and success
- You are required to give feedback
- Meeting metrics becomes your responsibility
- Actively watching out for your team is a daily duty
But make no mistake about it; leading and building great team and watching it succeed is an extremely rewarding experience.
You have come to the right place! To help you successfully transition into your life as a manager and leader of people, we’ve created the New Manager’s Starter Kit. Below you will find a selected list of the essential topics and new manager tips that will set you off on the right foot. Should you have any questions or additional topics of interest, feel free to Contact Us. Happy Managing!!
Start With The Cornerstones:
14 Things That Only the BEST Managers Do….
What to Do In Your First 6 Months as a New Boss
Essential Resources for New Managers:
The following topics are essential reads for first-time managers. Call it Management 101. These articles will help you make the transition to being a manager and let you glide past some of those initial hurdles.
- Your First Day as a Manager
- Changes for First Time Managers
- 10 Secrets for New Managers
- Overcome the Fear of Managing an Employee Older than You
- How to Conduct a Performance Review
- How to Run a Staff Meeting
- The Difference Between Leaders and Managers
- How to Write Employee Performance Reviews and Knowing What to Say
- The One Minute Manager by Kenneth H. Blanchard and Spencer Johnson
Common Challenges You Will Face:
You will encounter many challenges over the course of your management career. Here is a list of solutions to the normal challenges and situations you will face as a new manager.
- Deciding Who to Layoff
- Overcoming the Legacy of Your Predecessor
- The Top 5 Challenges Facing the Modern Manager
- How to Delegate Effectively
- How to Manage Your Friend
- How to Drive Accountability Among Your Employees
- The Oz Principle by Craig Hickman, Tom Smith and Roger Connors
- The Four Levels of Accountability
Need Help Getting Started?
Your First 180 Days Workbook, Checklist and Guide – 2nd Edition!
Updated and Expanded! Your First 180 Days – 2nd Edition is a 66-page workbook designed by experts to walk you through your first 6 months as a new manager. Structured as a 32-step checklist, this expanded version of our most popular resource is packed with even more new manager tips to help you learn faster and get organized during this exciting time of your career. Simply print it out, mark it up, and make it your own! From managing tasks, to meeting metrics, to building a culture, to mentoring your staff – it’s all here.
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Hiring and Staffing Your Team:
Hiring and staffing for your team is one of the most delicate activities you will undertake as a supervisor. Why? Because creating the right team of motivated and exceptionally talented people will ensure your team delivers awesome results.
Coaching and Mentoring Your Employees:
Part of being a great boss is being able to connect with your employees and to serve as a mentor and coach – both professionally and in life.
- 29 Awesome Ways to Develop Your Employees
- The Importance of Asking Questions to Coach Your Employees
- The 70, 20, 10 Rule for Employee Development
- Coaching and Mentoring Your Top Performers (It’s Harder Than You Think!)
- Coaching For Performance by John Whitmore
- The Art of Mentoring
- Managing Other Managers of People
- What is a Skills Matrix and How Can I Create One?
Building Morale… and Keeping It:
Getting results starts with people who are dedicated and motivated to doing a good job. But building morale and motivating your employees is no simple affair. It takes dedication, planning and discipline to do it right.
Creating Strategies to Help You Manage People:
When you first start managing other people, you will quickly appreciate that every employee is different. They each have their own strengths, weaknesses, skills and blind spots. The following resources will teach you how to develop individual methods and styles to manage each employee.
How Can MRH Help You?
Our mission here at MRH is to help new managers just like you, navigate their way to become a great boss. If you have specific questions or needs, please email us through our CONTACT US Page to see how MRH can help!
Dear MRH Team ,
Thanks for great effort to develop the management line , and it will be one of the guide line to help me in future ,
I became new manager before 3 month , and this is end of the year and the required from me to put performance (appraisal) to each one of my team , could you please help me how can I put the comment specially this is big company and the comment will be on system and all high management they can see it ,
Thanks and best Regards
Mustafa Hashim
Hi Mustafa,
Thanks for the comment and congratulations on your new manager position!
Here are four articles on MRH that might help you with writing performance reviews:
How to Write An Employee Performance Review
Six Tips to Help You Approach Performance Reviews
Giving Effective Feedback to Employees: Do’s and Don’ts
The SMART Goal Concept: Effectively Managing Performance
One thing you should keep in mind is to always keep it professional, especially if your reviews are logged in a formal performance management system, as you point out. Be truthful and honest, but always keep it professional and objective.
Please feel free to email us with any questions you may have!
Tim G.
Editor
Manager’s Resource Handbook
Dear MRH Team,
Thank you for providing detailed information on do’s and don’t’s for Managers.
I have taken up new roles as Software Development Manager and my immediate task is to set the team goals and objectives. Can you please share the sample goals and objectives for software development team?
Regards,
MSK
MSK,
Thanks for your comment! I’d recommend you take a look at the link below, where we list example of goals for employees, that make it easy to meausure their performance.
https://www.managersresourcehandbook.com/the-smart-goal-concept-effectively-managing-performance/
A couple additional suggestions:
1. Does your overall organization has any specific objectives? Often times you’ll want to set goals for your team that contribute to, or are in support of, the higher level goals. If not, talk to your supervisor to see what he or she would like your team to accomplish, and identify ways each employee can support that.
2. Set goals for your employees that also help them grow and benefit personally; that is, try to merge individual goals with personal development. For example, if a junior employee needs to gain leadership experience, give them a goal for a certain project where to achieve the goal, they will have to lead others.
Good Luck!
Tim G.
Editor
The Manager’s Resource Handbook
MRH is my rescue!
How do I manage older employees? I am new in this company where employees have worked here for more that 20 years, so they feel entitled and I am younger. Decision making is hard for me.
Hi Eunice!
Thanks for the comment! It’s a common challenge that we all face at some point in time. I suggest you read this article, specifically talking about your situation:
https://www.managersresourcehandbook.com/5-ways-to-overcome-your-fear-of-managing-employees-older-than-you/
In short, they have the experience you don’t have, so your job is to help them make better decisions. Ask a lot of questions, but don’t be afraid to challenge ideas if they do not seem to make sense. You got the job for a reason, but it often takes time for you to slowly demonstrate your knowledge.
I do hope this helps!
Tim G.
Editor
The Managers Resource Handbook
Thank you for this resource! I will be purchasing soon as I am working through an Organizational Leadership program. It would be essential to learn how to actually apply what I am learning to a department that I am learning to take over.