From the course: Transitioning from Technical Professional to Manager
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Connections
From the course: Transitioning from Technical Professional to Manager
Connections
As a new manager, your primary goal is to develop a high-performing team. Without a doubt, you'll have a ton on your plate. Setting the agenda, assessing individual strengths and weaknesses, monitoring progress, and coaching your team members. At some point, though, you'll find your rhythm with the new role, and your team will begin to jell. Once you have acclimated to your new management responsibilities, it's time to cast a wider net, and begin building connections across the organization and beyond, with peers, seniors leaders, and business contacts. This is particularly important for technical professionals who step up to become managers. Many of you probably have an independent streak that's deeply ingrained. You like to figure things out by yourself, to go it alone. In fact, you might hesitate to reach out to others, worried that it could be viewed as a sign of weakness. Nothing could be further from the truth. If you want to enhance your impact as a leader, you'll need to…
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