First Time Managers

Sounding Board on Forbes: How To Succeed As A New Manager

Published by Christine Tao

For many professionals, landing their first job as a new manager seems like the epitome of success. But in my experience, once they get a moment alone in their new office, they often feel the weight of the role. As...

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How HR can Help Turn Managers into Strategic Leaders (Part 3: Tips to be more Strategic!)

Published by Meagan Chin

Our last two posts gave a recap and summary of some of the topics discussed during the chat along with some tips. In this post, however, we hope to provide you with more actionable tips to help you or your...

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How HR can Help Turn Managers into Strategic Leaders (Part 2: Challenges of a First Time Manager)

Published by Meagan Chin

In our last post, we covered some of the various suggestions that Christine, Shane, and Bart shared to help identify when someone is ready to be a manager. Once you identify who is ready to be a manager, how can...

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Event Recap: How HR can Help Turn Managers into Strategic Leaders

Published by Meagan Chin

Last week Sounding Board co-hosted a fireside chat where Christine Tao, our co-founder and CEO, participated alongside Bart Macdonald, co-founder and CEO of Sapling, and Shane Metcalf, Chief Culture Officer of 15Five. It was a fun evening with a lively...

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Why Training Your New Managers Like You Used to Won’t Work

Published by Christine Tao

Most of you have heard or seen this statistic before: Within 30 days people have forgotten roughly 80% of what they have learned. It comes from the "forgetting curve" which was introduced by Hermann Ebbinghaus many years ago. [caption id="attachment_239"...

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Sounding Board on Forbes: How To Succeed As A New Manager

How HR can Help Turn Managers into Strategic Leaders (Part 3: Tips to be more Strategic!)

How HR can Help Turn Managers into Strategic Leaders (Part 2: Challenges of a First Time Manager)

Event Recap: How HR can Help Turn Managers into Strategic Leaders

Why Training Your New Managers Like You Used to Won’t Work