Geffen Mesher – How to Succeed as a First-Time Manager
Description
Moving from an individual contributor to a first-time management role requires a major leap in your career. It’s a completely different role. Your new job is to create the conditions for others to succeed, not to do the work yourself. As a manager, you must develop the skills of effective delegation and motivation and avoid the trap of micromanagement.
Learning Objectives
Identify the difference between the individual contributor and management roles
Describe the skills needed to manage and lead the team
Recognize the pitfalls of first-time managers and how to avoid them
Major Topics
The difference between building individual competence and organizational capacity
Team development and coaching skills
Delegation as a survival skill for you and development opportunity for team members
The four common mistakes first-time managers make
Provider
Business Learning Institute
Course Level
Basic
Professional Area of Focus
T Shaped Professional Leadership
CPE Field of Study
Personal Development
2.0
Who Should Attend
All CPAs interested in moving into leadership positions , new business leaders, new finance and accounting managers
