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Aug 12, 2025 29 min

Day #1 as a Supervisor: Avoiding Common Tripping Hazards

from Brain Chatter Hosted by Derek Conrad Brown/ Beth Lanier

What advice do most people wish someone would have offered when they were first promoted to supervisor? What are common missteps and mistakes newly promoted supervisors often make that are avoidable? What are strategies for navigating a promotion when your peers, yesterday, are your direct reports, today? This episode offers the insights of Beth Lanier (Savannah, Georgia), from her 30-year career in human resources and management consulting, working with numerous first time supervisors in heavy industry, public accounting, and other sectors. EPISODE RESOURCES: >Connect with Beth Lanier on LinkedIn >Beth's Bio Brain Chatter, a podcast where we listen past the daily noise and explore topics at the intersection of leadership, workplace culture, profit, and sustainability.

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