1. By Andrea Sugden

2. Andrea Sugden has served in a number of
executive and managerial positions over
the course of her career, and she currently
serves as senior vice president of national
accounts at Adecco. Andrea Sugden has
17 years of experience designing and
implementing workforce solutions for
various Fortune 500 Companies.

3.  Newly promoted managers are rarely required to perform
duties similar to those of their previous position; instead,
employees promoted to a managerial position must learn an
entirely new set of skills. Delegation is the first skill all effective
managers must learn. While individual employees are only
responsible for their own personal workload and deadlines,
managers must take the long term, big picture into account. At
the same time, employees should be made aware of the
company’s larger goals so that they know what they are
working toward. Managers must also make time to hear the
concerns and ideas of each employee; not only will this help
earn the trust and respect of the office, but managers will get a
better idea of who can handle what kind of assignments when
it comes time to delegate.

4.  Finally, new managers must perfect the art of
communication. Employees at the lowest
level must be able to effectively communicate
to one another in a successful business, and
this need is magnified at the executive and
managerial levels. Managers may find whole
work days passing where they do not address
the office as a whole. As demanding as the
position of manager can be, keeping
employees apprised of current events is vital
to maintaining trust and communication.