Managing Your Peers: From Buddy to Boss

One day, they are your co-workers and buddies the people you take coffee breaks and socialize with now, you’re their boss. Suddenly, you find yourself questioning what you should and should not say to your former co-workers. Your job is now about them and no longer all about you. The challenge is not only taking on the demands of a new elevated role and the skills and knowledge required, but also making the emotional and mental transition to that of manager.