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Transition from manager to leader: Coaching story, expanding your perspective

Transition from manager to leader: Coaching story, expanding your perspective

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Transition from manager to leader: Coaching story, expanding your perspective

- Bob had been a manager at a manufacturing company for six years. He had tremendous experience and industry knowledge, a great reputation, stellar performance reviews, but he couldn't figure out why he kept getting passed over for the director position. That's when he reached out to me for some career coaching. He said, "I feel like I'm doing all the right things. "I'm staying up-to-date on my training and certifications, "and my department is always being recognized "for minimal downtime and on target results." So that's when I asked Bob to tell me what he did each day. He said, "Well, I spend time on the floor with my team, "answer a lot of questions, "work with vendors and repair technicians, "and I go to some meetings." That prompted me to ask, "Okay, "so what do you think directors do during the day?" There was more than a touch of sarcasm in his response. "They spend hours reading stuff on their computers, "maybe…

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