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Your personal journey to public speaking confidence
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Welcome to a new more confident you. A person ready to take that very personal journey to achieving your public speaking goals.
This article is very in depth and important. The most in depth because you will be required to ask yourself some very personal questions and give frank, often revealing answers. Don’t worry – you are the only person who will ever see these answers.
As a Manager you must know your team
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On your first few days of being the new manager, you need to be present for your staff.
They will want to see you, they will want to ask you questions and they will be curious to know how you work. They may be nervous, skeptical or happy; a whole range of emotions. You will need to introduce yourself, maybe giving a bit of your background.
When I have started a new role I always get all the staff together, provide them with details of my career to-date, what I expect from them, what they can expect from me, a few things about me – married, kids, hobbies, that sort of thing.
What is Management and what do Managers do?
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So this is your first role as a Manager.
Exciting isn’t it? Are you excited and just a little nervous as the same time?
You are entitled to be, you know.
I remember my first day as a Manager.
It was Monday and suddenly I was in charge of staff and friends. People who, on the previous Friday, I worked alongside.
I am going back a few years and it was in the days when all Managers had an office. Mine, at the time, was a glass office. Everyone could see in and I could see everyone.
Does Work Come In The Way of Your Relationships?
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Do you have time for relationships?
Do you find life is just jumping from one predicament to another?
Over the last few years, just to keep our heads above water, we have to work longer hours, we have to multi-task and we have to take on more work.
We all have an endless list of activities and things to complete, whether it’s the weekly shopping, taking the kids to school, contacting a friend for a chat, recruiting a new staff member to join your team or completing the department’s weekly report.
Hi, Andrew Rondeau here. I have over 25 years of hands-on management experience within a diverse range of different industries including retail, manufacturing, finance and IT. I’ve managed teams of up to 1000 individuals, managing numerous $multi-million projects, mergers, acquisitions and company sales. This blog is about sharing my experiences and advice on how to be a great Manager.
