Oof feeling some of these deeply, particularly the ones about the long term problems I am creating for myself by avoiding discomfort! Guess I had better subscribe 😅
There's a few in there about not delegating, being too busy, being too relied upon etc. I feel these deeply because all I want to do is delegate and have a bigger team so that I don't have to pick up as much of the work. I have had countless conversations with my manager about it but he doesn't seem to get that I'm not the person that's supposed to be picking up the slack. It's a really hard position to be in because I'm also being looked to to make more time for strategic work but I'm in an impossible position.
"Giving tough feedback is hard. But managing the same underperformance for months is harder. Choose your hard." I definitely have experience of line managing someone earlier in my career who I gave regular small bits of kind feedback to but never really sat them down and told them the truth of how much better they needed to work to meet the standards of the job. It was painful for the whole team and if I could do it again I would be a lot more upfront from the get-go.
Really great tips here!
I agree with every single point here! Thank you! I need to come back often and remind myself
Oof feeling some of these deeply, particularly the ones about the long term problems I am creating for myself by avoiding discomfort! Guess I had better subscribe 😅
There's a few in there about not delegating, being too busy, being too relied upon etc. I feel these deeply because all I want to do is delegate and have a bigger team so that I don't have to pick up as much of the work. I have had countless conversations with my manager about it but he doesn't seem to get that I'm not the person that's supposed to be picking up the slack. It's a really hard position to be in because I'm also being looked to to make more time for strategic work but I'm in an impossible position.
"Giving tough feedback is hard. But managing the same underperformance for months is harder. Choose your hard." I definitely have experience of line managing someone earlier in my career who I gave regular small bits of kind feedback to but never really sat them down and told them the truth of how much better they needed to work to meet the standards of the job. It was painful for the whole team and if I could do it again I would be a lot more upfront from the get-go.
Number 11, ouchhhhhh!!
it really does feel good to feel needed