What you need to know before becoming a manager
new ep. with Alma's Carmen Cedeño
💡 What advice do you wish you had as a brand new manager?
Most of us don’t get formal training when we become managers. I certainly stumbled a lot and wish someone had warned me about some of the common pitfalls we face when we become someone’s boss.
Reflecting on my conversation with Carmen Cedeño (Sr. Dir. of Demand Gen at Alma), she covered so. many. lessons. that would benefit a new manager.
We dove into:
💪 How to advocate for yourself to get the job you want
😅 How being a manager makes you less autonomous and independent
🥵 What to do when your direct report wants your job
⚖️ How to navigate the power differential as a new manager
🙅🏻♀️ What people don’t want to hear when delivering bad news
Her self-awareness and vulnerability in sharing her own lessons are impressive and had me thinking differently about the lessons I’ve learned along my own path. (Maybe we’ll hear about those on a future episode. 😉)
Tune in to this week’s episode here.
See you next week!
— Joei ✨