http://www.themanagersjourney.com http://www.tipsfornewmanagers.com Helen Wilkie, Official Guide for The Manager's Journey, offers advice to new managers: don't be so hard on yourself, cut yourself some slack!

1. New to
Management?
Cut Yourself Some Slack!
by
Helen Wilkie

2. Cut Yourself Some Slack!

3. Cut Yourself Some Slack!
• If you’re a new manager, you’re probably being way too hard
on yourself
• Your expectations of yourself on the job are probably off
the charts
• This is natural — it’s human!
• You’ve been promoted. You want to prove yourself.
• That’s quite natural, but remember this....

4. Cut Yourself Some Slack!

5. Cut Yourself Some Slack!
• You can’t learn all the skills of
management at once!
• Especially while you’re taking care of
day-to-day business!
• There’s a learning curve!

6. Cut Yourself Some Slack!

7. Cut Yourself Some Slack!
• It takes time
• Yes, you’ll make mistakes
• Yes, you’ll do things better down the road
• but...

8. Cut Yourself Some Slack!

9. Cut Yourself Some Slack!
• You’d be forgiving of someone else who
was new to the job, wouldn’t you?
• Well you need to do the same for yourself

10. Cut Yourself Some Slack!

11. Cut Yourself Some Slack!
• New managers think they should be
promoted on Friday and up to speed by the
following Tuesday
• That’s just not going to happen

12. Cut Yourself Some Slack!

13. Cut Yourself Some Slack!
• Being appointed manager is an event, but
• Becoming a manager is a journey
• And it lasts as long as your career

14. Cut Yourself Some Slack!

15. Cut Yourself Some Slack!
• Want to travel The Manager’s Journey?
• I’m Helen Wilkie and I’ll be your
Official Guide
• Get all the details, and your free video, at
http://www.themanagersjourney.com
• Come on over now — I’ll see you there!