This was my first week of leading the team of content writers as content writing manager. I now manage a team of 5 writers. Wow... what a learning curve! Not only did I have to learn how to organize and delegate tasks in a proficient manner, I had to deal with the politics of being promoted despite one of my other writer co-workers being at the company longer than I.
There is also a new hire who used to be a manager at a department store and seems to think that he needs to manage the company marketing team too despite being there for less than a month and knowing nothing about the process. Honestly, I wouldn't mind so much if he actually knew what he was talking about, but he keeps telling the other new hires the wrong things and mistakes are made time and time again. It will all be good... we will figure out a way to get along and express our thoughts and opinions. It might take a little time and ego smothering first though.
The hardest part of being a manager of a team so far is the human relation part coupled with establishing authority-- while still being open-minded and part of a team rather than a full on dictator! I think I'll be a dynamite manager once I get my sea legs!
There is also a new hire who used to be a manager at a department store and seems to think that he needs to manage the company marketing team too despite being there for less than a month and knowing nothing about the process. Honestly, I wouldn't mind so much if he actually knew what he was talking about, but he keeps telling the other new hires the wrong things and mistakes are made time and time again. It will all be good... we will figure out a way to get along and express our thoughts and opinions. It might take a little time and ego smothering first though.
The hardest part of being a manager of a team so far is the human relation part coupled with establishing authority-- while still being open-minded and part of a team rather than a full on dictator! I think I'll be a dynamite manager once I get my sea legs!
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