In my first role as a manager, I couldn't listen to my manager. I didn't know it then but I later realized that I didn't feel qualified to be a manager while at the same time wanted so bad to be a manager.

Taking advice/coaching from my boss made me feel inferior and it only proved that I didn't know what I was doing.

This is exactly why I committed more than 25 years ago, to learning all that I could about what it takes to be an effective manager and leader.

For almost a decade now, I have been helping managers of first-time managers transform them into leaders of high-performing teams.

In this podcast, I share a story from when I taught swim lessons and how it correlates with first-time managers who don't take advice from their bosses.