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• When you start a leadership role, try not to [to second-guess yourself / to hold people to account / to lead by example] and trust your professional judgment.
• Moving from individual contributor to supervisor in New York involves a [steep curve / transition period / confidence crisis] .
• It is vital to [to manage expectations upward / to grow into the job / to lose touch with the front line] when dealing with senior executives in London.
• Mark currently has four direct reports [direct reports / transition period / steep curve] working in the Chicago office.
• Managers must learn how to [to hold people to account / to second-guess yourself / to be thrown in at the deep end] when deadlines are missed.
• Senior directors often worry that they might [to lose touch with the front line / to grow into the job / to lead by example] after spending too long in boardrooms.
• Starting without any formal training means you might feel like you were [thrown in at the deep end / second-guessing yourself / managing expectations upward] in Manchester.
• During the initial [transition period / confidence crisis / steep curve] in Bristol, new supervisors often feel overwhelmed.
• Do not worry if you feel uncomfortable at first; you will soon [grow into the job / hold people to account / lose touch with the front line] in Leeds.
• Many new supervisors experience a brief [confidence crisis / transition period / steep curve] during their first month in Birmingham.
• The best way to influence your team in London is [to lead by example / to manage expectations upward / to second-guess yourself] every single day.

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