Scenario: In our professional journeys, we evolve from individual contributors to leaders. Transitioning to a leadership role involves a significant shift

• Self-management to multi-team management
• Single task to multitask management
• Manage direct teams & collaborate with cross functions
• Self-motivation to team motivation
• Self-assessment /Self review to team review& assessment
• Self-monitoring & controlling to team monitoring & controlling
• Self-deliverables -accountability to team & Multitask deliverables accountability.
• Self-discipline to team discipline
• Nurture and demonstrate effective collaboration & coordination for efficient teamwork.
• Being accountable for smooth functioning and implementation of desired systems, procedures & new initiatives
• Manage work in conflict situations.
• Be decisive
• Better understanding of market dynamics & business development processes etc.
• Managing balance among management, Cross function team and direct team expectation.
• Managing professional & personal life balance

However, this transition can become overwhelming due to various challenges like

• Operational issues
• Competency issues
• Leadership style issues
• Self-doubt in new role & conflict situations
• Self-limiting beliefs
• Conflict with team and cross functions
• Time management
• Challenges in reviewing, monitoring & Delegation
• Ambiguity and un-clarity about reasons for underperformance