Helping Them Be Successful From Day One
New supervisors are often challenged with moving from being a friend to being a manager. That’s a big step! To help them be successful in their first role managing people, provide them a mentor to guide them.
A mentor can help supervisors adapt to their new role by:
- Providing support as they move from being an individual contributor to managing others
- Helping them to address past conversations, actions or behavior that may negatively impact how they are viewed as a supervisor
- Being a sounding board
- Providing feedback on their performance
- Helping them in managing conflicts, issues or problems that may arise in their role as a supervisor
- Helping them craft agendas and provide guidance on leading team meetings or one-on-one meetings
A mentor can be the “go to” person for the new supervisor; the person they can ask questions of in a safe environment. Someone who can role play with the new supervisor.
An ideal mentor is someone who has been in a supervisory role in the past and understands the challenges of starting such a role. Someone who has built relationships within the organization as well as trust with others. Someone who can provide guidance without judging the new supervisor.
As a best practice when we develop and launch mentoring programs at our clients, Abudi Consulting looks for people who are:
- “Go to” people in the organization
- Seen as influential in the organization
- Have developed strong and enduring relationships with others
- Are committed to the success of others
