What’s the best way to deal with a partner that prefers working solo? For context, this writer I work with conceptualizes by himself, emails the Account team, gives deep input, and makes decisions for us without consulting with me (his “partner”) most of the time. While I appreciate his proactiveness, I feel excluded, limited, and without much room to co-lead the work with him. I don’t know how to bring this up without sounding like I’m b*tching about it.

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Lol that's insane and going behind your back. Wtf writer talks directly to accounts?? Let alone without talking to their partner

It’s unfortunately not rare

Yeah, they might not realize they are doing this and it was never brought up by their old partner. If it bother you just talk to them about it in a way that won’t make them feel they need to be defensive. As a team, you should be working/making decisions/etc as a….well, team.

You should bring it up. He might not realize he's cutting you out, or doesn't think it's as big of a deal to you as it is. I'd rather know I'm doing something wrong than be allowed to keep doing it none the wiser.

I think I’ve done this too. Never thought about it like that though. I never did it consciously to bypass my team partner but I do tend to be a bit dominant when taking on projects.

I’ve seen it before. I actually quit a job once because of something similar. I’m more “passive,” but that doesn’t mean I don’t want to co-lead or that I won't have what it takes. Creative partners should uplift each other and work together so both can shine.

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