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Why become a manager? Tutorial

Curious about the real motivations behind becoming a manager? In "Why Become a Manager?", we delve into four compelling reasons: financial benefits, career evolution, the allure of power, and personal growth. Understand what drives individuals to take on management roles and how to navigate the challenges that accompany them. Don't miss out on insights that could shape your career path in management and leadership!

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to assume the responsibilities of their line manager.

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1/3 of managers say they don't like working as a manager.

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Did you get this job by choice,

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as a new professional opportunity or by chance?

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Let's look at the four main benefits that motivate you to get into management.

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Is it for the money,

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the career evolution,

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the power,

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or the self-realization?

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What makes you stay?

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Let's look at the financial factor first.

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Most of the time,

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the higher you get in the corporate hierarchy,

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the higher your salary increases.

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You can live with a more comfortable lifestyle.

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Becoming a manager means earning more money.

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Well,

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it should anyway.

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Because of the greater responsibility that you take on,

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but is it really a good enough reason for you to stay in such a demanding position?

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Now for the second factor

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that might prompt you to become a manager,

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the professional evolution factor.

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It's true.

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Becoming a manager and then a manager of other managers is

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in today's traditional business a sign that you are approved,

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at least in the eyes of the senior management.

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It is proof that you have been acknowledged by them as gifted,

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intelligent,

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and competent.

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Did you evolve in your career

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because the opportunities have been naturally offered

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to you by a line of managers who are happy with you?

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Did you really want to be a manager,

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or is it the only path for evolution provided by your company?

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I have spent time with executives who would have liked

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to have moved forward as an expert or internal consultant

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without having to be a manager.

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Sometimes you need to be firm with the senior management

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so that professional and financial evolution

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is available for these experts as well,

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especially for those who do not have the right inclination for management.

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The third factor,

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the power factor,

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some people are truly motivated by power,

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by being able to guide other people to be leaders.

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Manageial duties allow you to have more of this power,

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power over others,

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or just power over yourself being your own boss.

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Power is the opportunity to make changes using your status,

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but also using your authority,

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your vision,

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and your energy.

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Power is also the opportunity to have more flexibility in setting your

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objectives and in choosing which methods to use to meet them.

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In a company that values teamwork,

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you can have power without being higher up in the line of management.

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You can have power through your autonomy and your ability to influence colleagues.

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Now for the final factor,

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self-realization.

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This is the only factor that can be cultivated at work,

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no matter the obstacles,

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whether your career is progressing vertically or otherwise.

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If you regard your promotion to a management position as an opportunity to grow,

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develop,

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and learn,

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then you will love it.

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You will learn to lead all different kinds of profiles to define,

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to express,

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and to sell your vision,

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to enhance performance and increase motivation.

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To innovate and oversee change and to develop the skills of your team,

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becoming a manager does not mean gaining access to a higher platform.

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It means starting down a path full of exciting challenges in surpassing yourself.

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Money,

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image,

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evolution,

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autonomy,

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power,

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or self-realization.

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Be clear and realistic about the reasons that pushed

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you to become a manager and broaden your motivations.

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This will allow you to keep things together

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when the going gets tough,

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because

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beyond its benefits,

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becoming a manager means taking on responsibility

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and holding yourself to your duties.

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We will further explore this idea

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in another video.

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