It’s a challenge for most managers: What to do when people who used to work with you now work for you, thanks to some reshuffling, etc.
Though they may come at you with handshakes and congratulations, inside they might be feeling a little skeptical — and a lot envious. You’re just like them, after all – what merits YOU to now be in charge?
New managers can succumb to early power-struggle mistakes when supervising former co-workers.
We either overstep our boundaries or under-enforce them. Or we fail to recognize common pitfalls we that could mess up team dynamics and one-to-one employee relationships.