Mark states that, as a manager, you must make a fundamental decision. You must ask yourself if you truly care about the success, growth and well-being of others. If you don't and are more motivated by personal success, this is ok, but it may mean a career in management and leadership doesn't make sense for you.
He shares that the common reasoning behind why people are promoted to management for the first time is because they are outstanding as individual contributors. The assumption is then made that because they were a good salesperson, they will make a good sales manager (or similarly for any other function).
Unfortunately, this is flawed logic.
The best managers don't have to be the best individual contributors. They fundamentally require different skills and mindsets.
As a manager, success comes not through your success but the success of your people. This means you must be motivated to help others rather than solely pursue personal success. There will be times in the course of a management career where you are working hard, you are helping people succeed around you, and this doesn't fall back into your success - you must be ok with this and take satisfaction that you are supporting those around you.
Therefore, if you fundamentally don't care or can't look in the mirror and say that you genuinely love to support others to succeed, then a managerial position isn't the right one for you.
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