You direct reports are your former peers. Your families have been freinds for some time now. You would like to keep the professional life and social life in water-tight compartments if possible.
You know that you deserved this promotion, but do they feel that way. You need to establish in today's meeting that you all are part of the same team working towards the same company goals; only that the roles have changed. And your role requires then to report to you. You need to tell your former equals that they need to help you take decisions. At times you will have to take decisions that will bitter, but they need to realize that at your position you sometimes need to take it on.
But most important you have to bring in the changes that you wished to bring in since ages. For that you need to carry them with you.
Will they agree?
Will they understand?
What do you tell them?
What do you do?
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Tricky one! To a very great degree this would depend on the rapport one shares with the team. If one is honest, and respectful, I do believe your words will hold more weight when you talk to your team about the change. It is important to be respectful, and not to be arrogant.
They may or may not agree that I deserved the promotion, but I need to tell them that I need their co-operation in succeeding as a team. But, I guess it is difficult to pin point what exactly I would say and how they would react....
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