You find you are competent at your job and think you are ready for the manager position. While your competency will allow you to maintain growth, there are other roles you will need to fill to become a manager.
Management needs to master four core things:
- People they manage
- The work, their people, do
- The money, i.e., the cashflow in and out
- Growth of the business usually excess money coming in takes care of growth
Management root activities are:
- Establishing authority
- Making smart decisions
- Hiring and retaining talent
- Controlling costs
- Anticipating and dealing with crises
- Running effective meetings
- Maintaining growth
How many of these have you mastered?
Where do you need to improve if you go to the manager level?
