3 Things I Wished I Knew Before Starting As A First-Time Manager

Just been promoted? Here are three things you need to know about leadership and management as you embark on your new role, ...
Fast Company

First-time manager? Here’s how to build ‘boss brain’

Being a manager is never easy. And if you have never supervised others, the feat can be even more daunting. Managers are often spinning several plates: leading by example, setting and exceeding goals ...
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This Google exec became a boss 'overnight' 20 years ago—the most important lesson he's learned as a manager

Brian Glaser became a first-time manager about 20 years ago when he says he was promoted "overnight" into a leadership position at JetBlue. He had a lot to learn as a boss and now, two decades later, ...
The New York Times

‘Woah, we’ve got a guy here’: Why Rapids are all in on first-time manager Matt Wells

The Colorado Rapids knew the profile and key qualities they valued most as they began a head coach search this fall. The season just ended and the team, which started well, faded by the end of the ...
Yahoo! Sports

Kurt Suzuki is thrilled to be a first-time manager with the Angels, even on a 1-year contract

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Kurt Suzuki is taking over the Los Angeles Angels as a first-time manager with a monumental task before him — and perhaps a very limited amount of time to show progress. Suzuki ...