I failed silently as a new manager.
For months.
Never saw it coming until I crashed hard.
Here's why this transition breaks most high-performers:
1/ The Management Honeymoon
You get the title.
The excitement.
The responsibility.
It feels amazing for about 2 weeks.
Then reality hits.
2/ Hero Mode Fails
The skills that got you promoted?
They're now your biggest liability.
You can't do it all yourself anymore.
3/ Breaking Point
You're working nights and weekends.
Your team is frustrated.
You're questioning your abilities.
No one wins.
Here's what turned it around for me (and can do the same for you):
• Realizing management is an entirely different game
• Finding mentors instead of suffering alone
• Developing brutal self-awareness
• Shifting from doing to enabling others
The big truth?
You have to completely rewire your brain.
Stop thinking: "What can I contribute directly?"
Start thinking: "How do I create conditions where others thrive?"
I shared all of this with Matt Gjertsen on The Leadership Launchpad.
We also covered:
• Why pretending to have all answers kills your credibility
• How delayed feedback destroys trust faster than anything
• The fatal flaw in most delegation advice
• Building teams people actually want to join
Listen to our conversation here: https://lnkd.in/dNncDcQw.
