In looking back at my career, I know I could be a difficult manager to work for. Demanding. Grand expectations. Critical.

I should have been humbler and loving. It would have gone a long way to helping others be successful.

You’re a new manager with fantastic technical skills, a passion for high-quality work, and the desire to expand your impact at the company. You’ve always been good at whatever you put your mind to. But now, for the first time, you’ve gotten some devastating feedback from HR, from a direct report, or from your own manager: You’re hard to please and difficult to work for.

It’s crushing.

Still, you need to dig deeper. You need understand what exactly people find difficult about your leadership style. Your success as a manager, after all, depends on how effectively you lead.

Read more here: Are You a Difficult Person to Work For?