[finaliteration]

Speaking from my own experience: Be easy on yourself at first. Moving from a technical role to a management role is difficult and you may feel like you aren’t doing a good job or you’re doing and saying all the wrong things at first. Give yourself some time to adjust and don’t expect to be awesome at it right out of the gate.

If you’re at all a perfectionist like I am realize that it’s even more impossible to achieve perfect solutions when you’re dealing with relationships and people rather than software. Be kind to yourself as you learn and grow.