That was a really interesting read! Thanks! Some of the elements definitely resonating a lot with current challenges. I would say that one of my biggest challenge at the moment is about the growth of my team. Especially as it makes more and more sense in my mind that I should absorb the team currently owned by another Head of Product, to increase efficiency and have a better synergies of value creation. But I don’t really know how to move forward with a proposition on that for my senior leadership without being seen as doing empire building.
Morning! Yes this is a tricky one BUT try to think about the right solution without the organisation politics involved. If your solution truly is the right one, and it's done with kindness, it's absollutely worth bringing to the table.
Beacuse it's a sensitive matter involving another person's role, I'd just make sure when you suggest it that you have a really thought through plan
I have seen a lot of absorption of teams in my time, and often it might hurt in the moment, it works really well down the line and everyone ends up much happier
One of my biggest struggles with leadership is delegation and painting the picture; for instance, I can see an event/ project in my head but communicating the details and little tasks to others and delegating is difficult.
That was a really interesting read! Thanks! Some of the elements definitely resonating a lot with current challenges. I would say that one of my biggest challenge at the moment is about the growth of my team. Especially as it makes more and more sense in my mind that I should absorb the team currently owned by another Head of Product, to increase efficiency and have a better synergies of value creation. But I don’t really know how to move forward with a proposition on that for my senior leadership without being seen as doing empire building.
Morning! Yes this is a tricky one BUT try to think about the right solution without the organisation politics involved. If your solution truly is the right one, and it's done with kindness, it's absollutely worth bringing to the table.
Beacuse it's a sensitive matter involving another person's role, I'd just make sure when you suggest it that you have a really thought through plan
I have seen a lot of absorption of teams in my time, and often it might hurt in the moment, it works really well down the line and everyone ends up much happier
All the best with it, here if you need anything
One of my biggest struggles with leadership is delegation and painting the picture; for instance, I can see an event/ project in my head but communicating the details and little tasks to others and delegating is difficult.
Hey! I do have a couple of pieces on delegation already that should be helpful here
1. https://www.inthemakingleadership.com/p/how-do-i-delegate-when-theres-no?utm_source=publication-search
2. https://www.inthemakingleadership.com/p/how-to-delegate-properly?utm_source=publication-search