This is how you master the first 100 days as a boss

Dusseldorf The setting: An employee is assigned to lead the team. He becomes the supervisor of his previous colleagues. The new manager promptly demands that from now on she no longer be called “Du” but “Sie” instead. Spoilers: That’s not a good idea.

But how do new managers behave when hierarchies change overnight? How do they deal with the friendly relationships they used to have with colleagues? How do new bosses push through difficult decisions without making themselves unsympathetic?

We discussed these and other questions from our viewers – also about how those who want to get promoted actually get their first management position – in the live stream of Handelsblatt Live Plus with Susanne Tiedemann from the Fürstenberg Institute and management coach Henryk Lüderitz. You can read here what you think is important in the first 100 days as a manager.

The first leadership position needs to be well thought out