Tony Sinton shares his experience of landing the Estates Team Leader role in January 2021 and the journey he’s been on since. Having a wealth of experience in the role, Tony reflects on some of the people challenges he now faces leading a Team and the transition to suddenly “becoming the manager”
3 Quotes to lead by...
1. OFFER COLLEAGUES SUPPORT
‘I’ve come into my first supervisory role a long way into my career and I’m still a little bit daunted by it. I think we all suffer a little bit from lack of confidence when we come into a new role, a message that I’d like to give to more experienced managers, is when you know you’ve got an inexperienced manager coming into a role a lot more pre support would be good.’
Q. Who’s new to the role in your team or department? What can you do as a leader in UHB to support them?.
2. Shift Perspectives
‘I’ve been one of the team for the last eight years, I’ve worked alongside all the guys and we could always find a complaint about a supervisor or a team leader. Saying… oh they’re not providing this, they’re not providing that (…) Now on the other side, I am on the end of that phone and I’ve realised how difficult it really is. One of the things that I felt pleased about was the possibility that I could actually now actually try and resolve things that I’d complain about previously.’
Q. Try shifting your perspective this week to a colleague, how might they be thinking or feeling and what challenges are they facing?
3. Reflect On Your Boss
‘I hope in time, my team will come to respect me as a good manager. I’ve had some good managers in the past and some bad managers, and now I hope I’m going to be one of the good managers for those guy.’
Q. What lessons have you learnt from your previous manager/boss?
External Resources
Becoming the Boss
The transition from colleague to manager
Preparing for leadership roles: tips for developing confidence
