text: what is the best advice you can give to someone starting a new position as a manager? the position is in a relatively small office and i will be a project manager. what would you do to start the job out right? give me your best first day on the job tips, and anything else you have learned while being a mananger. thanks! never ask anyone on your team to work harder than you do.  give credit where credit is due...do not hog the spotlight when your team or a single member does a great job.  always treat the members of your team with the same respect that you expect from them.   leave slang and four letter words out of your vocabulary at work.  keep work at work,  home at home.   get to know each member of your team...and remember to have compassion when they need it.   set goals that are attainable. good luck.