New manager

There’s an old saying that, “Great leaders are made, not born.” In fact, managing a team of people is a tough job. Only a few managers are given some __________ when first starting out, but even then their new employees aren’t likely to make it easier.

That means that your attitude might determine whether you find yourself __________ or surviving under a new manager.

So try to put yourself into his/her shoes when you complain that your new manager’s cluelessness about handling the team is __________ everyone crazy.

Change in the leadership is never a walk in the park for the staff, but it’s not easy on the manager either. Remember your first real job and how thrilled you were with a steady pay __________, no timecards, and even a few benefits.

New managers know that they are qualified to do the job, but they still feel they need to prove it to you, and the possibility of failure and disappointment must make them anxious. So even an __________ manager with a new team will feel like it's the first day of work when starting out.

Managing is something everyone has to learn to do, like any role you’ve ever taken __________. When you, as an ordinary employee, are facing your first big mistake on the job, it’s no big deal.

Unlike the manager, you are assured that you’re actually expected to __________ some mistakes. However, when you’re a new manager, not only your, but also your team’s, mistakes will now be your responsibility.

Sure, it’s annoying to work with someone who’s always double- __________ everything, but try to understand what's on the line for your new manager.

Asking questions is part of the job, and when a manager first starts out, and if he/she was hired __________, the manager probably doesn’t know nearly as much as the team.

So help him/her out by taking the first step and offering to walk your new manager through what you do every day, for it might help to __________ the foundation for a good professional relationship.