Julie Long, a senior developer at a software company, was identified by her manager as a high performer. When she was asked to coordinate a team of three junior developers on a project, Julie was excited about the opportunity to finally move into a management role. However she quickly became frustrated. Things that were simple and easy for her were not getting done in a timely way by her team. After just a few weeks in her new role, as she reviewed the code her team members had written, she found herself seriously considering scrapping their contributions and writing it all herself. She knew that if she worked a few extra hours, she could likely match the output of all three of her direct reports.
Do You Have a Manager’s Mindset?
If you’re trying to do your team’s work for them, probably not.
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October 01, 2015
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KT Katy Tynan is an expert on how work is changing. She speaks regularly on the topic, and is the author of Free Agent: The Independent Professional’s Guide to Self-Employment Success, from Productivity Press. Katy is Managing Director at CoreAxis Consulting. Follow her on Twitter @KatyTynan.
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