From Individual Contributor to Team Leader

Moving from individual contributor to manager requires a fundamental shift in how you think about success.

Your New Success Metrics

• Team Performance: Your success is now measured by what your team accomplishes
• People Development: Growing your team members' skills and careers
• Stakeholder Management: Building relationships up, down, and across
• Strategic Thinking: Seeing the bigger picture beyond daily tasks

Common Mistakes to Avoid

• Trying to do everyone's job instead of enabling them
• Avoiding difficult conversations about performance
• Micromanaging every task and decision
• Failing to delegate and trust your team