Career advice for junior managers

Junior managers who (1)______ a promotion often face many problems when they have more authority and responsibility.

This is partly because everyone expects them to perform to extremely high (2)_____. In addition, many of their (3)_____ and colleagues are always ready to criticize any serious mistake they may (4)_____.

What advice can we give to young managers, then? First of all they should have (5)_____ in their own skills and abilities. If they are not sure that they can succeed, they are less likely to perform competently. They should also (6)_____ their progress regularly.

Secondly, they should (7)______ themselves ambitious goals so that through hard work and commitment to the company the can in fact (8)______ them sooner than is expected of them.

That is how they can (9)_____ both personal and professional success.