Journal

This journal entry is designed as an activity in which you take a single topic and share your personal reflections on the subject.

One of the biggest challenges for new managers is leading on the first day. Managers need to be able to project an aura of confidence that will encourage others to follow them. This journal entry should come from your own experience, either as a new manager or as part of a department with a new leader. If you do not have personal experiences in these areas, project yourself into the situation to determine ways that a new leader might overcome feelings of self-doubt.

For this assignment, you should also draw upon the module resources to support your reflections.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

• Discuss the challenges that you believe people have when becoming managers, citing examples from the course readings
• Describe your personal experiences either as a new manager or as part of a department with a new leader
• Provide information on the impact of systems theory on effective communications for a new leader which ties into the rest of the entry

What to Submit

Submit assignment as a Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Your assignment should be 400 words in length with sources cited in APA format.