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Shoutout to the manager who gave me a real choice between two paths

Last year, my boss in Chicago asked if I wanted to lead a small team or keep doing deep technical work. I picked the team lead job because I wanted to try managing people. It was hard at first, especially learning to run meetings and give feedback. Has anyone else made a switch like this and have tips for the first few months?
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oliver_nguyen15
Honestly, just focus on listening more than talking for the first few weeks. Tbh your main job is to figure out what your team actually needs from you to do their work better. Schedule quick one on one chats with everyone to hear their side of things. Ngl you will mess up some feedback early on, but own it and keep it simple.
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the_sam
the_sam19d ago
Hey, that's not a problem, it's a real career choice.
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hollywhite
hollywhite19d ago
Sounds like a fancy problem to have.
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