Harvard Business Review

How to Know If Someone Is Ready to Be a Manager

It cannot be understated nor argued against that when you’re hiring a new manager, the stakes are real high – meaning – you need someone who can effectively lead people, manage a budget, liaise with upper management and the whole lot, at simultaneously. Important to know thus, is what to do in the case that a potential hire doesn’t yet have a track record in doing all of the above. So, to gain some perspective on how to handle this kind of challenge, the author of this article reached out to some management experts for their point of view on the skills and personalities to look for.

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