I’ve become the manager of people who used to be my peers
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My best performer has been missing deadlines for two months straight
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My most talented employee is making the rest of the team miserable
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How do I build a culture where people take ownership and tell me when something is going wrong?
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I need to rally a team that’s exhausted and skeptical of another new plan
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Two of my engineers stopped speaking to each other and it's splitting the whole team into sides
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half my engineers show up late to standups
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We used to close every sprint early with the whole team celebrating. Now half my engineers show up late to standups and nobody volunteers for anything. Three people have quietly started job hunting. I don't know how to get that energy back
been with the company for six years
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I have to fire someone who's been with the company for six years and has two kids in daycare. Legal wants it done by Friday. I've written the script four times and every version sounds cold
I’m speaking at our company offsite tomorrow, and people are expecting another inspiring speech even though last quarter’s promises weren’t kept
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I’m speaking at our company offsite tomorrow, and people are expecting another inspiring speech even though last quarter’s promises weren’t kept
Our strongest designer produces excellent work, but three teammates have stopped bringing them ideas because they dismiss everyone’s input
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Our strongest designer produces excellent work, but three teammates have stopped bringing them ideas because they dismiss everyone’s input