Honestly, I have a different opinion.  If you have a good relationship with your manager, talk to him/her before you submit your application.  Although you had great performance, your experience may not be long enough to be a leader and your teammates may not vision you in a leading role.  It is subtle to choose between being aggressive and being over-aggressive.  And even if you are selected to be a manager, it could be very hard for you to perform well when you haven't established a strong image as a leader in your team.  Sometimes, it could negatively affect your career.  I would recommend you to talk with your manager to express your interest in the management track and also your confidence in leadership.  He/she should give you some good suggestions and you can also feel the water in his/her comments.

Best luck!

以下是引用cocoding在2006-9-1 9:19:00的发言：

Honestly, I have a different opinion.  If you have a good relationship with your manager, talk to him/her before you submit your application.  Although you had great performance, your experience may not be long enough to be a leader and your teammates may not vision you in a leading role.  It is subtle to choose between being aggressive and being over-aggressive.  And even if you are selected to be a manager, it could be very hard for you to perform well when you haven't established a strong image as a leader in your team.  Sometimes, it could negatively affect your career.  I would recommend you to talk with your manager to express your interest in the management track and also your confidence in leadership.  He/she should give you some good suggestions and you can also feel the water in his/her comments.

Best luck!

Thanks for your very thoughtful reply! What you said is exactly what I did. I spoke with my manager today expressing my interest as well as reservations. First she said she thinks I did a good job being an analyst so far and that the research perspective of being a manager shouldn't be a problem for me. Then she asked if I have any management experience. I told her I haven't never been a manager before but I do have relevent supervising experience and a MA in communications. She encouraged me to apply!

I don't think I've established a leading role in my current team - I'm one of the newest and there are people who have been here for much longer. But the application is not team-specific. New managers will be assigned to teams where needed. So, I think I will give it a try!