Becoming a manager isn't the only path to success: choose it with clarity, not by default.
Explore the advantages that come with a management role. Get clear on what's driving you to manage, so you can better meet the challenges of this demanding role. Discover your career anchors.
20 min at your own paceAvailable in FR + ENNo prerequisites
You will walk away with
- an honest look at what drives you to manage: advancement, autonomy, fulfilment
- a diagnosis of your career anchors — what really matters to you
- personal commitments tailored to your manager profile
Target audience
Managers or future managers
Learning objectives
- Clarify why you became a manager and what you personally gain from the role
- Assess the advantages of holding a management role: autonomy, power, advancement...
- Reconnect with the meaning of your role by revisiting and broadening why you chose this demanding function
- Diagnose your career anchors — what matters most to you in choosing a job: balance, creativity, management, meaning, expertise...
Module outline
- Storytelling“Why Did You Say YES?”0'55A humorous take on the importance of thinking carefully before accepting a management position, through an analogy with a calf's head
- Articles
- Becoming a manager isn't everyone's dream
- Guide: "Do I Still Want to Be a Manager?" (5 key points)
- Exploring alternative career paths
- Expert video“Why Become a Manager?”3'54Exploring the motivations for becoming a manager: money, advancement, power/autonomy, self-fulfilment
- AnchoringQuiz and True/False to dig deeper into the topic and anchor what you've learned
- Memo cardDownloadable coaching memo card: the key points from the expert video
- CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment
- BonusA selection of videos to go further (TED, YouTube)
