Attending the "Pro Tips for Moving into Management" panel at #AAJA20. Crucial point from @AshleyAlvarado: It's important to differentiate between leadership and management. You can be a leader without being a manager.
What both @geostanley and @AshleyAlvarado look at when it comes to leaders in the newsroom:
- They solve problems
- They listen to the audience
- They think creatively about how to reach new readers
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- They solve problems
- They listen to the audience
- They think creatively about how to reach new readers
#AAJA20
Love that @AshleyAlvarado looks to "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" for management advice.
She quoted this part: "The man is the head, but the woman is the neck and she can turn the head any way she wants." You want to be the neck.
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She quoted this part: "The man is the head, but the woman is the neck and she can turn the head any way she wants." You want to be the neck.
#AAJA20
Speak up! Higher ups started noticing @ByJudyLin when she started speaking up in meetings and sharing her thoughts.
This can be hard for different people. But great point from @AshleyAlvarado: Whatever makes you feel like an outsider can also be your superpower.
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This can be hard for different people. But great point from @AshleyAlvarado: Whatever makes you feel like an outsider can also be your superpower.
#AAJA20
"You can be shy and you can be a good leader." -- @geostanley #AAJA20
Want to apply for a management position without having been a manager already? Use other relevant experience to show you have those skills. Ran the internship program? Mention that. #AAJA20
"It's a mistake to say that the only way to grow in an organization is to go from a reporter to an editor." -- @AshleyAlvarado
Amen. Think about what gives you joy in your job, not what you're "suppose to do."
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Amen. Think about what gives you joy in your job, not what you're "suppose to do."
#AAJA20
"Hire great people and bask in their glory." -- @geostanley
Delegating is hard. But it's what great managers do. And those who don't will end up losing great direct reports who feel stifled.
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Delegating is hard. But it's what great managers do. And those who don't will end up losing great direct reports who feel stifled.
#AAJA20
.@geostanley recommends "Drive" by Daniel Pink as a management book. It lists 3 things that motivate people:
1. People want to be considered a master in what they do
2. They want autonomy
3. And they want a sense of purpose larger than themselves
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1. People want to be considered a master in what they do
2. They want autonomy
3. And they want a sense of purpose larger than themselves
#AAJA20
How can you manage across generations?
- Build trust
- Be humble. It's OK to admit your direct report knows more than you do
- Listen
- Make it clear you want to help your report succeed
- Do your best and create good will
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- Build trust
- Be humble. It's OK to admit your direct report knows more than you do
- Listen
- Make it clear you want to help your report succeed
- Do your best and create good will
#AAJA20
