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Consider that you may learn a lot about yourself and your potential future leadership skills by developing your interpersonal skills in a way that addresses this problem and helps both you and her.
Skills like those will mean a lot more to you professionally than anything technical.
Just my two cents and advice that I probably should’ve taken multiple times in my career.
I know that’s ambiguous but also it’s something that everyone has to figure out because it’s literally a very specific situation to you (the context might be general for your situation, but only you know yours and hers situation)
Been there, done that. It’s great experience! You probably don’t realize it now but this is a tremendous learning opportunity. Working with difficult or incompetent bosses builds character and a high level of EQ. That being said, your mental well-being is primary and so I would suggest speaking to your manager or other senior leaders in your chain and keep them abreast. Leadership needs to have visibility into this so it doesn’t end up being a frustratingly stressful and thankless gig for you. Be patient. Deep breathes. Good things are in store for you Good luck!
In my experience this can work in your favor.... If you are ready to help lead the work yourself.....
Carve out a specific scope of work for yourself, keep your manager in the loop with status and involved with any major decisions. Informally coach your peers on the team and pitch in on reviewing the major deliverables. Make your manager look good.
In the end you will end up looking like a superstar and get setup for a role that supports career progression.
Also regardless of your manager’s capabilities I’m sure there are things you can learn from them. I’ve worked under people who had limited capabilities, but still knew the order of operation for approaching a problem with client stakeholders, which was very helpful to me at the time.
Was in the same position last summer. Project had high visibility with senior leadership and the need for me to step up and ensure we delivered not only accelerated my development, but also was witnessed by several senior leaders. It opened up a number of opportunities for me since then and positioned me extremely well for CRTs. It was an absolute grind at times but it worked out.
.. I end up doing so much overhead work due to this. Should I jump teams or keep covering up for this incompetency. I feel at my wit’s end at times and feel it’s a thankless exercise.
I’m in the same damn boat. Issue is the senior manager doesn’t even know what to do about it. I’m effed
Welcome to consulting, after SC it is all politics for promo and 70% of the leadership are just good at making friends not good at managing a project
Not sure it is fair to call her stupid... after all... she did make it this far.
Thank you, both!
Thanks, SC1!
Lately I have been trying to do exactly what you have mentioned - all with her in the loop.
The problem is that she is a little insecure when it comes to her job. Is there something I can do so I don’t trigger her or make her insecure regarding her role?
Build a personal relationship and trust. Get lunch or dinner and really get to know them.
Make sure you don’t overshadow her. She’s the boss, help her to be successful in her role. Don’t worry about her performance, your leaders and clients will assess that.
Finish up strong and hopefully get yourself in a nice meaty stretch role with a new manager or Sr Manager the next time around!
I can’t believe people would suggest talking to leadership without talking to the manager first. Love Slalom’s advice though!
OP - what firm are you with? Helps with figuring the politics
As someone junior to her, echo all of the comments about it being a learning opportunity. People are promoted without all of the right tools sometimes... through this you can learn how to manage up, but also how to help her out.. not be covering up, but being open about things by constantly asking clarifying questions. This might get her to see areas she is missing in. Agree on trying to get to know her personally too... who knows how much is going on outside of work
What firm? Senior consultant sounds like Booz Allen
Just want to say, I’m the spirit of effective communication and feedback...this seems really out of line. You have no idea whether a person feels confused, what they understand. And how dare you jump to question someone’s intelligence?! I hate when people do this rather that trying to understand how a person may think differently from you. I hope you can learn something from this experience rather than just concluding that people who think/process differently are stupid