I’ve just stepped into my first leadership role and some days I feel confident—and other days I feel completely out of my depth. For anyone who’s been there, what helped you find your rhythm as a new manager?

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What helped me is realizing that everybody feels this way sometimes. The most confident people you've ever seen in your life sometimes feel totally inadequate. In fact, I think the better you are at your job, the more insecure you feel sometimes.

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I think just taking it one step at a time is the best approach. Nobody expects you to know everything right at once. You're allowed to learn as you go, gain feedback and perspective from your team, and develop your leadership style organically. Maybe identify some areas for growth and set weekly, monthly, and quarterly goals to achieve.

Honestly, asking for feedback early helped me the most. I checked in with my team about what they needed from me instead of guessing.

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