How to Transition to Management: The Most Important Promotion of Your Life

For many employees, the promotion from individual contributor to their first managerial role is the most important promotion of their lives. What does it take to set yourself up for and successfully make this transition?Join Cornell lecturer and technical entrepreneur Dirk Swart for a brisk conversation on how to elevate your managerial and business acumen to guide yourself toward a lucrative and fulfilling career.What You'll LearnThe “rules of the game” to successfully make the transition to managementHow to position yourself to increase the chances that you will be promotedWhat you need to be successful as a junior managerResources“Staying in the Game or Changing It,” by Deborah KolbThe Cornell Keynotes podcast is brought to you by eCornell, which offers more than 200 online certificate programs to help professionals advance their careers and organizations.Prepare for your promotion by enrolling in one of our leadership, human resources or diversity and inclusion certificate programs.Did you enjoy this episode of the Cornell Keynotes podcast? Watch the full Keynote. Follow eCornell on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, and X.