“As a manager/leader of people, what do know now, that you wish you knew when you started?”
I recently posted this question in a number 
of groups on LinkedIn to get a discussion going on management development. I’m getting lots of great answers, like this one from Steve Ibanez of NY (used with his permission).
“Having come up through the ranks in a technical field, the hardest thing for me to learn was that having the answer isn’t always the best response”
and these:
“nothing prepared me for [the] importance of building relationships“
“being respected is more important than being liked“
I’m getting such great answers, I wanted to expand the discussion. How about you?
As a manager/leader of people, what do know now, that you wish you knew when you started?
Please take a few minutes to comment below, or join the discussion at Twitter, using the hashtag #knownow.
OaPS (Oh, and PS)
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