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@OP I like it when the SVP+ are solving the big political problems and leaving it to us middle managers to execute with the teams. We use a military metaphor - Directors at as field generals, VP+ is pentagon leadership/Sec of Def.
No. Leaders should lead, and solve larger issues. I know a lot of people glorify a hands on the work approach, but it’s BS. A VP should rarely touch project level tactics. An SVP, never.
Teams hate the micromanagement. We hate when we have spent 10 days working in something and leadership comes to change everything after 5 minutes of evaluation. So disrespectful
@AD1 - lol let me guess: you work in DC?
Agreed. I also think they need to be able to see past their own nose - need to keep tabs on the day to day to be able to fix problems and understand what matters to the field workers, as you say, rather than just sit in their glass office moving desks around every few months (what a lot of leadership I've experienced does)
Let the working teams take responsibility for their own work, whether it results in accolades or complaints. Leadership should only get involved if things are really going off course.
They need to have the discernment to realize which is best for the team at that time. If they don’t have that then they aren’t a leader.
I hate higher ups who spend so much time in the weeds. You go do your job and we’ll do ours. In my experience those people miss aspects of their jobs from before they became bigwigs and still want to hold on to the “fun” things. With great power (and pay checks) comes responsibility (and boring work).
Also leaders: BE AWARE OF YOUR TEAM AND THEIR BACKGROUND. Nothing worse than getting stupid assignments or inane feedback because you haven't bothered to acquaint yourself with our resumes after hiring us.
No, but I can see how you'd think that. Work on an auto who does military contract work, and it sticks
@AD1 gotcha. Worked in/with the DC office a ton and the military metaphor culture is real af. :)
Leaders -- good ones -- teach their teams and/or give them resources or projects (or both) to grow. Fake leaders leave their talent to stagnate.
Huge 1: preach!
They not even in the same city