I started my first management role at 22 and went from fresh out of graduate school to managing a team of 12 and a million dollar budget in an instant. I didn’t know WHAT I was doing or how to inspire and empower my team to meet and exceed our goals. I fumbled around for my first two years - confused, struggling and trying to read management books and practice what I read. Eek! I could have been so much better earlier had I known where to go to get help! But I was too embarrassed to ask for fear of being seen as inadequate.
You know that feeling, right?

But the good news is - I realized in those early years that despite my lack of “know how” I had a gift for managing people. I understood what motivated people, what peoples best gifts were and how to activate them to do their best work. So I got down to business learning how to manage well and here are some of my results for my teams:

In 17 Years I’ve had 7 Teams. I’ve managed 50+ professionals. 3 terminations. Countless promotions. All but 6 people are still in the Social Sector as Development + Communications Professionals. All of them have moved into management and senior leadership positions in their respective organizations
(I’m brushing my shoulders off at this one!)