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When You Make the Leap to Manager

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Many of us are promoted into people manager roles without any preparation for the complexities involved in that work. But Harvard Business School professor Alison Wood Brooks says there are some basics that will help you get started as a first-time boss. Brooks is an expert in behavioral insights, emotions, and the psychology of communication. She takes questions from listeners who are struggling as first-time bosses.

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When You Make the Leap to Manager

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