Management Channel

Archive for October, 2010

You’re thrilled with the idea of advancing your career … After a lot of time; you start to realize that you’re spending very little time doing what you used to do best – that is, using your technical skills. Instead, you’re spending a lot of your time dealing with “people problems,” navigating office politics, and coordinating projects and team members.

So, you are waiting for a promotion you dreamed about. You think that your technical expertise and your ability to reach performance goals consistently, makes a good candidate to become a manager.

Any management promotion can be a challenge, but it’s especially hard on people with strong technical skills, but who have little or no management experience.

We’ll explore how to make the transition, and what you can do to excel in your new role. We’ll also include links to several other resources that can help you strengthen the skills you need for success.

Read the rest of this entry »