I’m a very new manager. I’m late 20s and I’ve never led. Team before. I was thrown in and didn’t really have much of an idea of what I should do before I start and how to prioritise etc. I had liaised with lots of other heads of departments to gain their support and things then started moving.
It seems I’ve arrived at a bump in the road. There’s been some heated exchanges between me and my manager. There’s lots that’s expected and minimal time to complete it. I’m on a strained time table with lots of duties so my time is so minimal and I usually, if I’m lucky have 15 mins to eat.
I’ve been told that my manager would like me to engage in coaching to help me grow in my role. I can’t get through to my union at all as I finished late today. I will try again tomorrow. However, is there anything wrong with me outright asking via email if this is an informal process prior to performance management targets?
Im losing sleep, not eating well and worrying about this lately. I have been receptive to the coaching and made sure to work with the person.