As a supervisor and manager for your company, it is imperative that you understand the ins-and-outs of the job. To help you, I have provided common mistakes that you should know before going into your business leadership position.

1. + Avoid these
Common
Mistakes New
and
Inexperienced
Managers
Make
By Geoffrey
Byruch

2. +
Introduction
n Congratulations! After all of the time and sacrifice you have
put into your company, you have finally been promoted to the
position you rightfully earned.
n This type of achievement is something that will definitely not
go unnoticed.
n But like with anything in life, the higher the climb, the bigger
the fall.

3. +
The Problem
n As a director, supervisor, or manager of your company, it is
imperative you understand and internalize the overall
struggles that these leadership positions will entail.
n For many novice and inexperienced managers, they make
the big mistake by not internalizing the various ramifications
their actions can have on the company and their employees
as a whole.
n Without understanding these flaws, you can find yourself in a
very difficult position later on down the road.

4. +
Reasoning / Solution
n To be an effective business leader, it is imperative you
understand these overarching mistakes.
n By highlighting the political, control, and motivation hurdles,
you will be able to lead your team in achieving their goals
each and every day.

5. +
Reasoning / Solution
n Below, I have highlighted some mistakes new managers have
made or seen.
n While you may still experience some of these mistakes later
on down the line, you will be able handle them in the most
efficient and effective way possible.
n To help aid the process, I have broken these flaws into four
different categories:
n Performance Management
n Career Development
n Leadership
n Organizational Skills

6. +
Performance
Management

7. +
Performance
Management
n As a supervisor or manager at your company, it is important
that you maintain a high level of performance and
responsibility within your job.
n One of the biggest mistakes many novice managers make is
being slow with dealing with performance issues.
n Yes, you are essentially the new kid on the block.
n In fact, you may have employees who undermine your
authority because of your age and experience with this
leadership position, but this should not deter you away from
putting out the fires within your team.

8. +
Performance
Management
n If you are noting specific performance issues early on, you
will be able to give and create helpful feedback and viable
solutions to ongoing or future performance issues.
n Now while all of this is happening, make sure you document
any type of performance, whether they are positive or
negative.
n Understanding the strength of your team will help you adjust
your own strategies in leveraging the best out of your
employees.
n If you find that the situation has escalated to unforeseeable
outcomes, these notes may give you enough reason to
terminate a particular employee.

9. +
Performance
Management
n In addition, understanding the strengths of your employees
will alone, provide a stronger and more holistic
understanding to those who can handle any high-level task.
n Remember, play the cards that are dealt.While some might
not be in your favor, try and strategize so that they can
benefit you your team as a whole.

10. +
Career Development

11. +
Career Development
n It goes without saying that a great leader is not a person who
sets out various objectives, but inspires innovative and
strategic action.
n To do this, it is imperative that you know your employees.
n Take the time to understand their personal and professional
goals.
n Ask them overarching questions of their feelings about the
job and where they see themselves five (ten, twenty) years
from now.
n By understanding their own personal objectives, you will be
able to help move them into either a better position or a
different company.

12. +
Career Development
n In addition, make sure you understand their strengths and
weaknesses.
n While I have already mentioned this before, internalizing and
noting the strengths and flaws of your workers will give you
areas that you know your employees can excel and thrive in.
n It will also give you areas in which they themselves can grow
and professionally develop in the future.

13. +
Career Development
n Start off with their work.
n Understand their own personal work ethics and various tasks
they can do well.
n If you know there is one particular flaw that they have, be
sure to notify them of that weakness.
n For some employees, they are unaware of that limitation and
can oftentimes overlook their own work ethics.
n This will give you the opportunity to showcase your
leadership skills and build them to be efficient, effective, and
consistent rock stars later on in their careers.

14. +
Leadership

15. +
Leadership
n While leadership has become more of a buzzword within the
business sector, you have to understand the various
attributes that align to it.
n Strong and successful leaders look to create and grow
opportunities for their team.
n They will not only allocate any resources that can aid them in
their efforts, but also specify what objectives they want to hit
each and every day.

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Leadership
n Now, as much as I can talk about the organizational and
managerial skills all leaders encompass within their
professional careers, I have to highlight the true goal of a
leader, inspiring action.
n The art of a leader is not to simply dictate various tasks.
n Instead, they are to inspire creativity, ingenuity, and action.
n This type of leadership is something that can take a mediocre
team in hitting their objectives each and every day.
n To do this, be positive and transparent. Be informative and
creative. And most importantly be decisive and confident.

17. +
Organization

18. +
Organization
n Successful managers are great at their jobs because they are
simply organized with their day-to-day task.
n As a manager, your role will require you to create a logistical
system that workers in overseeing your employees' task and
your own.
n One of the biggest mistakes novice managers make is not
taking a holistic approach is preparing their systems.
n Make sure you spend an hour or so compiling a system that
works for you.
n The more organized and sound your logistics are, the better
off you will be in executing any task that comes your way.

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To Learn More
n To learn more about entrepreneurship, business, and career
development, please visit the following sites:
n Geoffrey Byruch | Entrepreneurship
n Geoffrey Byruch | Career
n Geoffrey Byruch | About.me
n Geoffrey Byruch | Twitter