Know Whether Someone Is Ready to Become a Manager
When
you’re hiring a new manager, the stakes are high. You need someone who
can effectively lead people, manage a budget, liaise with upper
management — and, usually, do it from day one. But what if a potential
hire doesn’t yet have a track record in all of the above? An important
thing to look for in this situation is the person’s awareness of the
nature of management. Moving into a management role requires giving up
some individual contributor tasks and taking on new duties as a team
leader. A good way to gauge whether a candidate understands the role is
to ask what they think management is about, and what specifically they
would strive to do in managing a particular team. It can also be helpful
to ask what other management experiences they have had outside of work:
leading an athletic team, a school literary magazine, a squad of
volunteers? They may have gained a very useful view of effective
management in any of these former roles.
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