Chapter 7

Adjusting to being a new manager in advertising

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

This chapter is intended to help you:

  • Understand the difference between personal performance and management.

  • Learn about the skills needed to be a manager.

  • Learn how to deal with ambiguity/stress.

  • Understand the value of being a coach/player.

  • Learn how to plan for your future.

Congratulations! You have been promoted to be a manager. Now what?!

Adjusting to being a new manager can be difficult. Perhaps, you have been promoted to be a media supervisor with either media planners or media buyers plus assistants reporting to you. Or, perhaps, you have been promoted to an account supervisor. You now have a number of account executives reporting to you. Or, perhaps, you ...

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