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Journaling: A Fresh Tool for Effective Managers
Most new managers today are challenged to find ways to develop their management skills within the companies that promoted them. Fifty-seven percent of new managers learn to be a leader primarily through trial and error, which can be a hair-pulling, bumpy, wild ride. The new role often comes with little or no direction, not unlike being thrown into an icy cold lake and expected to deliver a team across to the other side (DDI 2011). This "sink or swim" method of management training can be hazardous to self-esteem, team morale, and to the company itself.