Sorry to hear that, but it looks like you're taking this as a growth opportunity. It seems like your management failed you somewhat - management is not easily

Sorry to hear that, but it looks like you're taking this as a growth opportunity. It seems like your management failed you somewhat - management is not easily learned from books, much better to have mentors and people modeling the behavior expected in a role like that. Before you start down this road, I'd ask yourself if you want to be a manager. You can lead, based on your experience, but that doesn't mean you need to have people reporting directly to you. I was a manager in an IT group, and while everyone liked me (I'm a likable guy!) I wasn't particularly good at the managing part. It made me miserable to not be good at my job and I'm much happier consulting/contracting now.