It was only when I started reporting to a new boss that I realized I was a pretty terrible manager.
When my former boss resigned, my team and I were shifted under a new department in the company. And as my new boss tried to feel out this new team that she was leading, she started asking me questions: "Who on your team deserves a promotion?" "Who isn't performing up to standards?" "How often do you have one-on-one meetings with your direct reports?"
And as I answered,"Um, I'm not sure" "I think everyone's doing OK," and "Well, whenever I need to," respectively, I realized that I really wasn't doing my job as best I could. I really wanted to be a great manager — but it was easy to see that I had become a little apathetic and wasn't putting 100% effort into leading my team. Read more...
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