In that scenario, my suggestion is you that, get to know your new team members first. Discuss one-to-one with your new boss as well about the goals of your team and your accountability. You need to ensure that you know what is expected of you as a manager and that your boss knows what you're doing to meet the same.
I, from my personal experience, advise you to consider the below ideas when starting any new job and want to make a good impression as a new manager:
I, from my personal experience, advise you to consider the below ideas when starting any new job and want to make a good impression as a new manager:
1. Create an effective action plan
Share the outline of a plan with your manager as quickly as possible. The documented approved plan keeps you closely aligned with your responsibilities.
The purpose of this plan is to set the goals you/your team need to hit at the end of the cycle.
For example, in a 90 days plan, the first 30 days is about learning the business and collaborating with internal team members as well as external departments, the next 30 days is about starting to contribute to the business as a team, and the final 30 days is about meeting defined goals.
I suggest once you have the final version of the plan (the one which gets approved by your superior), present it to your team members, and set milestones for you/them in terms of achieving set goals.
Alternatively, you may run through the plan with seniors in your team before submitting it to your manager for his review and approval.
By doing this, you not only define yourself to your teammates and boss respectively, you able to build a transparent yet professional relationship with all and keep everyone on the same page in a result-oriented process.
The purpose of this plan is to set the goals you/your team need to hit at the end of the cycle.
For example, in a 90 days plan, the first 30 days is about learning the business and collaborating with internal team members as well as external departments, the next 30 days is about starting to contribute to the business as a team, and the final 30 days is about meeting defined goals.
I suggest once you have the final version of the plan (the one which gets approved by your superior), present it to your team members, and set milestones for you/them in terms of achieving set goals.
Alternatively, you may run through the plan with seniors in your team before submitting it to your manager for his review and approval.
By doing this, you not only define yourself to your teammates and boss respectively, you able to build a transparent yet professional relationship with all and keep everyone on the same page in a result-oriented process.
2. Focus on quick wins to stay motivated
Once you have a set plan, it is time to decide what your immediate actions will be. What are the easy opportunities that you can take instantly to prove your value?
Nevertheless, make sure you progress well. To do that, you have to start well, delivers well, and as efficiently as possible. Remember, most of the time we often overlook easy wins and rather focus on hard fights. In many cases, your first impression will be your last, so keep an eye on low-hanging fruits and go for killing them quickly but confidently.
By doing so, you will earn your team’s confidence as a true leader, and your manager’s praise too. This in turn will give you more confidence and encouragement to do even better down the line.
Nevertheless, make sure you progress well. To do that, you have to start well, delivers well, and as efficiently as possible. Remember, most of the time we often overlook easy wins and rather focus on hard fights. In many cases, your first impression will be your last, so keep an eye on low-hanging fruits and go for killing them quickly but confidently.
By doing so, you will earn your team’s confidence as a true leader, and your manager’s praise too. This in turn will give you more confidence and encouragement to do even better down the line.
3. Follow meeting best practices
Build a habit of daily (if required) one-to-one discussion sessions with your boss (even if for 5 to 10 minutes) and share updates, talk about new ideas, or only for casual talks. The goal is to set up a fluid communication channel with him. If required, you can share with him the obstacles you are facing and need his intervention.
You can create an online shared sheet for collaboration with your team members, an idea dashboard - keep notes and updates for future reference, etc. to find everything easily if you don't have the time to meet and talk with everyone in your team.
The point is to record important things so that you stay aligned with set goals and stay on the same page with all the stakeholders and ensure that you know, where you are/your team is.
It helps you get the most out of your team, from the decisions made during a meeting with your manager. And the best part is, it helps you the most - keep you stay alert on important things and will never let you distract from your targets.
For example, if any work has to be done on an ad-hoc basis, you can take action accordingly. I personally like to set this up in Google drive - a simple yet powerful free online tool for collaboration.
I also prefer to do stand-up with my senior team members in the morning and talk about the development we made at the end of the day with my boss and get feedback.
On a side note, during the group meetings, I prefer to talk about positives, whereas, in private (one-to-one or face-to-face) meetings, I talked about the problems with individuals from my team. I also carefully listen if they have any issues from my side which I unknowingly imposed on them.
Doing the above things will set you up for a fruitful relationship with your new boss and more importantly will help you wow the new team members.
You will be able to establish trust early on and prove that you are the right selection for your decision-making role - show direct results and indirect progress - no matter how many talks against you.
You can create an online shared sheet for collaboration with your team members, an idea dashboard - keep notes and updates for future reference, etc. to find everything easily if you don't have the time to meet and talk with everyone in your team.
The point is to record important things so that you stay aligned with set goals and stay on the same page with all the stakeholders and ensure that you know, where you are/your team is.
It helps you get the most out of your team, from the decisions made during a meeting with your manager. And the best part is, it helps you the most - keep you stay alert on important things and will never let you distract from your targets.
For example, if any work has to be done on an ad-hoc basis, you can take action accordingly. I personally like to set this up in Google drive - a simple yet powerful free online tool for collaboration.
I also prefer to do stand-up with my senior team members in the morning and talk about the development we made at the end of the day with my boss and get feedback.
On a side note, during the group meetings, I prefer to talk about positives, whereas, in private (one-to-one or face-to-face) meetings, I talked about the problems with individuals from my team. I also carefully listen if they have any issues from my side which I unknowingly imposed on them.
Doing the above things will set you up for a fruitful relationship with your new boss and more importantly will help you wow the new team members.
You will be able to establish trust early on and prove that you are the right selection for your decision-making role - show direct results and indirect progress - no matter how many talks against you.
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