I'm going back to work in a few weeks (public sector management) and DD (1 year) will be going to nursery. I'm going back part time to the same role but I'll be managing a different team which is larger than the one I managed full time before I went on maternity leave. That might sound strange as I'll have more responsibility but less hours but in fact a lot of 'non-management' tasks have been removed from my role so it should be manageable. What I need help with is this: before I went on mat leave the team I was responsible for I feel kind of walked all over me. I got this promotion because I'm a hard worker, was doing well at the lower level role, good at making processes more efficient, natural leader and good at building relationships with others. My problem is that I hate confrontation and I am a massive people pleaser so when there's a (personnel) problem I'm not great at tackling it head on which I need to be! I really want to go back and start fresh with this new team and be confident and assertive and not be taken advantage of without losing the good qualities that I have....any advice?! Thank you!