I want to be a manager as well, and I haven’t had any opportunities to become one. I’m often a go-to but I haven’t been able to go one rung up to management, either because there are already people with management experience so I get passed up, or I joined a team that recently got a new manager. Either way, I’m not seeing any opportunities and it’s extremely maddening.
So if I can study my way into management, I’d love to know more about it. Simply getting a masters or an MBA shouldn’t cut it, because it’s just theory and not real experience, right?
As someone who fought 10 years to get it, it's not easy. Best way is to find a situation where you can be promoted internally, at least to a team lead. Make it clear to your boss that's what you want to do, and hopefully he or she will listen and you'll get lucky. Alternatively work in your current position to get some experience that could lead to a team lead position (project management, coaching, 1 on 1's leading discussions, etc), and start applying for them.
So if I can study my way into management, I’d love to know more about it. Simply getting a masters or an MBA shouldn’t cut it, because it’s just theory and not real experience, right?