Metadata
- Author: Time
- Full Title:: The Worst Year of Your Career Begins When You Become a Boss
- Category:: 🗞️Articles
- URL:: https://time.com/charter/6266464/the-worst-year-of-your-career-begins-when-you-become-a-boss/
- Finished date:: 2023-04-12
Highlights
so I began a bad habit of staying glued to my phone to keep the peace (View Highlight)
I supervised people older than me, and all seemed to be colluding to haze me (View Highlight)
But what does this mean really?
The trickle-around effect of someone having your back (and telling you so) in an organization is so powerful. What Gordon outlines—of an employer assuring first-time managers they are supported—then gets passed onto a new manager’s teams and colleagues. The scrutiny on our work, internal from colleagues, external from customers, can sometimes feel unbearable, and knowing a boss supports you helps create a culture of affirmation versus fear. (View Highlight)
Magical thinking
99% of the decisions you make will be the right ones. (View Highlight)
New highlights added 2023-04-13
Another leader I know employs the tactic of being a very hands-on manager for the first two to three weeks to establish workflow and relationship (View Highlight)
Un poco cuñao
Most of what you need to manage effectively won’t be in a book or manual or podcast—but seek out those resources anyway (View Highlight)