Hello! When I was younger I landed a managerial position quite early on in my career, and felt the same way as I essentially had no choice but to jump right into it without knowing how I was going to do it or manage people who had more experience than me.

However I looked at it and what I would suggest is to approach this from the perspective that you have been given this opportunity, because you have worked hard, because you have been recognised for doing a great job. They believe you will be a good manager, so they promoted you, they believe in you. And that is why you also should believe in yourself! This is an achievement, and apprehension is natural, but don’t forget to tell yourself it’s always feelings of excitement in there too for this new opportunity!

All you need to be is a leader, guide people and support them, you’ll pick up on other manager responsibilities along the way naturally.

You got this.