THE BLOG

When someone steps into their first management role, I often see them fall into one of two mental traps:

"This will be easy!"

"This is way too hard!"

Two extremes.

Both wrong.

Both completely normal.

And both in serious need of support.

The first extreme: "This will be easy!"

What I'm sharing today applies to every tough situation we find ourselves in. It works like a charm especially with my target audience – new managers, emerging leaders.

In those difficult moments, we're often consumed by thoughts like:

"This is so hard!"

"Why me?"

"This is unfair!"

"Why can'...