#85 How to Lead as a Young Manager; LEADERSHIP Coach Heather Elkington’s Step by Step Guide

Check out this course ⁠⁠https://corporateladderdecoded.com/aff/6/⁠ to accelerate your career and unlock your earning potential - full transparency: purchasing the course supports us, at no extra cost to you. Are you a young manager leading a team of people who are all older than you? This week, I sat down with Heather Elkington, a leadership coach, author and social media star helping new managers become high-performing leaders. If you’re feeling a lack of confidence in your management role, and want both advice and inspiration, then this episode is for you. Timestamps: 02:01 - Becoming Obsessed with Working From a Young Age 04:55 - Firing People as a Young Manager 08:02 - Why You Should Work for a Small Company in the Beginning of Your Career 14:15 - From Being a Ruthless Control Freak to Learning to be Kinder 18:55 - Trying to Meet Harrods’ Impossible Standards 23:00 - Why Seeking Approval in Decision-Making Can Make You a Bad Manager 27:20 - Having the Courage of a Straight White Man 30:19 - Good Bosses, Bad Bosses, and Why You Should Take Control of Your Own Career 47:48 - Gen Z: Are They Entitled, or do They Just Know What They Want? 57:08 - Why You Should be Having More Difficult Conversations 01:08:08 - Emotional Intelligence 01:11:32 - Blame and Jealousy: Why We Feel it and How to Cope With it 01:18:57 - Leading With Intention 01:27:39 - What Are the Skills a Young Leader Needs to Develop? 01:33:30 - Why You Should Let Your Team Fail 01:39:21 - Learning How to Get Yourself Out of a Problem Heather is the founder of In the Making Leadership, a company which was born from her own experiences of managing teams where everyone was older than her. She’s spent the last 10 years leading fast-growing and effective SaaS companies like GoProposal and Sage, where she was Director of Operations, and she’s not even 30 yet! *** Love Anatomy of a Leader? Help us grow! Check us out on Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/ba3uVmwxVRvOXgEzBs4e Heather Elkington: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/heather-elkington Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadershipheather/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@leadershipheather Website: inthemakingleadership.substack.com/ Maria Hvorostovsky: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariahvo/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariahvo/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maria_hvo X: https://twitter.com/mhvorostovsky HVO Search: https://www.hvosearch.com Podcast filmed, edited and produced by: https://www.londonbeautyphotographer.com Need help HIRING – http://www.hirewithmaria.com LEAVE A REVIEW: If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts make sure to Follow, Rate, and leave a REVIEW.