Beautiful and to the point article! I’ve been insisting on introducing systems to my team, so I’m very happy that you mentioned it here. Will you at some point expand on how to build strong systems?
That last bit is so reassuring to hear you say. It's something I've been wrestling with recently, particularly as me and my team have got on top of a bunch of legacy issues. I'm finding myself able to move much further away from firefighting urgent issues but it is leaving me with a guilty feeling whenever I have full control over my diary - as if I'm "not busy enough".
This is enlightening and something I've not had the confidence of doing in the past, especially when my job may be impacted by big egos. That's obviously not the energy I would want to progress and see growth within my team.
However time and time again, I see my colleagues stay quiet because if they speak up, they may have a solution that's better than the person leading them and stay quiet out of fear. Crazy! I'd rather want my team to excel and be better than me by getting that promotion, solving problems to gain respect, climbing through the ranks in order to do work that matters to them, building relationships to benefit their well-being and to thrive professionally. This is what I want for my future team's future.
I really love how you’ve put this especially the part about wanting your team to be better than you. It takes courage to lead that way when you’re surrounded by big egos, because it means putting the team’s growth above your own comfort or credit. But in my experience, that’s exactly what builds long-term respect, both for you as a leader, and for the culture you’re creating.
Your team will always remember the manager who made space for their ideas and encouraged them to step up, even if it meant they occasionally outshone you. That’s the kind of leadership that people talk about years later. H
Beautiful and to the point article! I’ve been insisting on introducing systems to my team, so I’m very happy that you mentioned it here. Will you at some point expand on how to build strong systems?
Hey - Love to hear it
And yes absolutely! I can do a deep dive into this at some point soon or possibly even a live event as it's quite a lengthy topic
That last bit is so reassuring to hear you say. It's something I've been wrestling with recently, particularly as me and my team have got on top of a bunch of legacy issues. I'm finding myself able to move much further away from firefighting urgent issues but it is leaving me with a guilty feeling whenever I have full control over my diary - as if I'm "not busy enough".
Love that - That's where you get to really win
When you actually have space in your day to work on the 'important' not the 'urgent'
This is enlightening and something I've not had the confidence of doing in the past, especially when my job may be impacted by big egos. That's obviously not the energy I would want to progress and see growth within my team.
However time and time again, I see my colleagues stay quiet because if they speak up, they may have a solution that's better than the person leading them and stay quiet out of fear. Crazy! I'd rather want my team to excel and be better than me by getting that promotion, solving problems to gain respect, climbing through the ranks in order to do work that matters to them, building relationships to benefit their well-being and to thrive professionally. This is what I want for my future team's future.
I really love how you’ve put this especially the part about wanting your team to be better than you. It takes courage to lead that way when you’re surrounded by big egos, because it means putting the team’s growth above your own comfort or credit. But in my experience, that’s exactly what builds long-term respect, both for you as a leader, and for the culture you’re creating.
Your team will always remember the manager who made space for their ideas and encouraged them to step up, even if it meant they occasionally outshone you. That’s the kind of leadership that people talk about years later. H
I am curious about your working experience with a founder of Microsoft! Can you elaborate on that?
Hey! Sure thing, he was the CPO at Sage, Walid Abu-Hadba
Awesome and very talented guy
He wasn't a co-founder of Microsoft, but he was very high up and his team were instrumental in the building of Excel