A presentation at Bullish Conference in in Washington, DC, USA by Caro Griffin
YOU’VE GOT THIS: PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR NEW MANAGERS BULLISH CONFERENCE with Caro Griffin
CURRENTLY
MANAGE PEOPLE?
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HOPING TO
MANAGE PEOPLE?
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DON’T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO MANAGE PEOPLE? #BullCon17
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| @carolinesyrup Management is a skill that takes time to learn. P roject manager ≠ people manager. A management squad is invaluable.
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| @carolinesyrup Director of Operations at Skillcrush Recovering web developer Comic book collector I’m Caro, aka @carolinesyrup HOWDY!
THREE OUT OF FOUR EMPLOYEES SAY THEIR BOSS IS THE WORST PART OF THEIR JOB. #BullCon17
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50% OF EMPLOYEES WHO DON’T FEEL VALUED BY THEIR BOSS
WILL LOOK FOR ANOTHER JOB IN THE NEXT YEAR. #BullCon17
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65% OF EMPLOYEES SAY
THEY’D TAKE A NEW BOSS
OVER A PAY RAISE.
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BUT WHAT MAKES A
GOOD MANAGER?
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| @carolinesyrup “They helped me ______ by doing ______.” “They made me feel ______ by doing ______.” “My favorite thing about ______ was ______.” MY BEST MANAGER
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| @carolinesyrup “I needed ______ but got ______.” “They made me feel ______ by doing ______.” “My least favorite thing about ______ was ______.” MY WORST MANAGER
LET’S DISCUSS! #BullCon17
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WHERE DO
BAD MANAGERS
COME FROM?
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| @carolinesyrup We misunderstand the role of people managers. We promote poorly. We don’t give managers the resources they nee d. And there’s always people who just don’t give AF.
SETTING YOURSELF
UP FOR SUCCESS
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| @carolinesyrup Give yourself time to be a manager. Accept that you’re learning. Recognize that your output will look different. Set yourself up for passive learning.
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| @carolinesyrup First Round Review Ask a Manager Harvard Business Review Lara Hogan’s Blog Cate Huston’s Blog
NOW, THE PROMISED PRACTICAL ADVICE
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| @carolinesyrup Hire for your weaknesses. Diverse teams build better products. Involve other stakeholders in the process.
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| @carolinesyrup “Onboarding is the process of taking someone from outside the company and making them an independent, productive, and confident member of the team. ” - Kate Heddleston
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IN CONCLUSION…
YOU’VE GOT THIS.
Taking on a management role is often considered the natural next step for top performers, or a sign that your own business is successful. It’s the culmination of all of our hard work! But managing a team often requires a new skill set and learning on the job can be intimidating when you’re trying to look legit in front of a new team.
When I accepted my current role, I went from being self-employed to managing a growing team at a startup. I saw the personnel management as a small piece of my job, and was unprepared for the steep learning curve.
Two years later, I’ve grown my team from 3 to 20 and become really passionate about building a company that’s a good place to work. I’d like to share all the things I wish I had known when I started, as well as specific strategies to set yourself up for success in a new role.
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