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My transition year from senior to manager was hard. I was coached by my partner on leverage/ pushing work down several times that year. I finally decided to give up. The work product from junior members may not be in the form I would like but as long as we get to the same technical answers and it’s still okay from a quality perspective then I have learned to let it go. It’s a tough balancing act trying to keep peep above and below you happy but also managing quality of work products.
I have the same perspective as you. The thing I have seen a lot is I send comments, I get a response that it has been updated, but then you look and you can tell no thought was given to it and they didn’t respond to the question in the comment. And this can go on for a few turns where we start to get close to a deadline and I feel I have no choice but to update myself. I agree that a lot of people view this as a job and they just do what they are told. So is there a answer as I am kinda at the same place on leaving because I’m killing myself trying to hit all the asks while growing my book of business
Chief
Your firm strategy might be part of the problem. May want to seriously consider pros and cons of your firm vs other endeavours
Interesting thought. So my firm seems to be pushing all fronts as important. Do business development, make sure work quality is high, leverage down and more so to India. All with consistent decreases in budget do to the competitive win work nature. I can’t see that being any different anywhere else though as I experienced the same at big4. I am currently in midsize
Big 4 at least have executive coaches. I've utilized their services though my issues were more how I come across in various settings than specific management skills I was looking to grow. I'd say my experience was pretty meh for what I was looking to achieve, though the coaches themselves were smart / qualified people. I hired my own executive coach for a stint and found that a little more beneficial in coming up with strategies to present myself, My wife works with a business advisor whose company promotes the situational leadership model as well as concepts from the one minute manager. I think both have a lot to recommend (though the one minute manager is a little goofy as a read) and would be applicable to your specific challenge. I'd both check those out and make sure whatever coaching you do seek out is aligned to what you actually are looking to achieve.
Rising Star
Yes, I have been coached and trained through my firm. What you’re asking requires a lot of effort and planning on the front end (e.g. proper scheduling, mapping out engagements before the project/data comes in, getting in front of engagement issues before you’re pressed for time, evaluating who you have and what you want out of them, etc).
Sometimes though, even at the partner level, you’ll need to roll up your sleeves and do stuff yourself to meet a deadline or client expectations. Theres a lot of judgement and planning needed to be an effective leader and delegate more heavy lifting to your team.
Finding a good coach is a lot of work. I've tried and paid people with some success.
Counselor are supposed to be coaches but many won't or don't know how. And other leaders if the firm also may but again hit and miss.
I would pay for a good coach or group of similar professionals to talk through career stuff with unbiased advice.
Not really. But my advice would be to understand what you want to get out of it. Or what problems you're attempting to address. Then aligning with the right coach should be easier.