As a manager, your credibility—vertically and horizontally—is your greatest asset. Confidence is, perhaps, a close second. Those two attributes give you real authority, as opposed to the “tin badge” kind of authority provided by your position. Yet, managers routinely undermine their credibility—often because they lack the confidence to take the actions that build and maintain credibility.

Think of your credibility as a sort of bank account. We will show you how to make deposits, borrow against it, and avoid making withdrawals.

In the first section of this course, we’ll look at the role of the new supervisor. If you are already a manager, a review of the first section's information will be helpful—even if you have already established your credibility. It’s easy to forget the lessons of youth and work against the credibility you worked hard to establish.

If you are not yet a manager, all of this course's information will be critical as you move upward in your career.

• Set expectations up front
• Prevent subordinates from undermining you, deliberately or otherwise
• Polish your reputation to your upline management, without resorting to the typical bad policies new managers so often make.
• Set policies that provide the results you want.
• Identify what is important to address and what you need to avoid devoting attention to.
• Engender loyalty, rather than resentment, from subordinates
• Take advantage of the "new manager honeymoon period," and understand why you don't need to "prove yourself" during this time. You'll know how to use it properly, instead.
• Identify and use the resources that will make you appear far smarter and far more capable than you really are--and have the results to back that up.

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Regardless of what your management background is, this course will help you succeed in the rapidly changing world in which we find ourselves today.

 Approximate study time: 27 hours

Ten reasons to buy this course and know this material:

10. Most managers lack authentic credibility and rely on their position to make up the difference--you want respect and credibility.
9.   Employees who don't respect you or find you credible as a manager will undermine you.
8.   Having this knowledge allows you to focus what you really want to do--and have the backing of your team to do it.
7.   This course is a lot quicker than sitting through a semester of college.
6.   This course focuses on what you really need to know, in a way you can understand.
5.   A lack of credibility can create a career snag you will never recover from. Managerial credibility enriches your life and advances your career..
4.   This knowledge helps you make the right decisions.
3.   Doing things in the way that's right for you saves time and energy.
2.   By taking this course, you gain insight into specifics of being a more effective manager.

and the number one reason to buy this course and learn this material...

1.   You owe it to yourself to know this information. Why limit yourself to a continuous cycle of screw-up and recovery, when this knowledge can put you in charge?

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