Turning good workers into great managers

Inc.com recently published an article entitled “Turn a Good Worker into a Great Manager: 6 Steps” with an interesting take on promotion onboarding. The article stresses the importance of the worker’s supervisor in their managerial success, and provides these six reminders for helping employees make the transition.

• • Provide a mentor for a period of time.
• • Invest in internal or external training.
• • Teach and demonstrate how to be an example to others.
• • Teach the difference between management and leadership.
• • Check in often to help with new issues.
• • Make sure they enjoy the new role.

The distinction between employees and managerial staff is an important one, and laying the framework for success during a promotion is critical. For the rest of the article, including more information on advancing the careers of your top performers, click here.