Always love your work, Amanda. This is what good leadership is about. I see this graduation strategy between IC and team leader. It’s hard to let go of the reins but that’s what the next step entails. Slowly but surely you become less and less involved in the execution, but it takes sometimes 10-20 years before that happens. That’s a long pattern to change but you’ve articulated the mindset shit so well 🙏🏽
You're right about the timeline. Ten to twenty years of being rewarded for execution builds an identity. So when the role finally asks you to stop doing the thing you're best at, it doesn't feel like graduation. It feels like loss. Thanks for reading, this is a great add.
Always love your work, Amanda. This is what good leadership is about. I see this graduation strategy between IC and team leader. It’s hard to let go of the reins but that’s what the next step entails. Slowly but surely you become less and less involved in the execution, but it takes sometimes 10-20 years before that happens. That’s a long pattern to change but you’ve articulated the mindset shit so well 🙏🏽
You're right about the timeline. Ten to twenty years of being rewarded for execution builds an identity. So when the role finally asks you to stop doing the thing you're best at, it doesn't feel like graduation. It feels like loss. Thanks for reading, this is a great add.