How do you help your new managers succeed? The last thing you want is for a new leader to fail and let down other employees. Clearly, that situation is no good for anyone. But not all employees who take on leadership roles are prepared for what that means. Even for people who excelled in their previous role, leading others is a completely different task and requires different skills.
Employers may find themselves (and their employees) frustrated if they promote someone into a leadership position, only to find that the individual is ill-prepared—or, perhaps completely uninterested in the role.
