Leadership Blunder
"They no longer feel accountable."- Anonymous
Recently during a conversation with a manager of a worldwide company the manager used these words to describe her new team. I immediately followed up with, 'Who had the authority?" Her answer was, "their manager."
I have seen this before. A manager comes in to a role and completely removes the authority that a team has. The team can no longer do anything without the approval of the manager. The manager has complete control.
So why was the manager surprised that the team was no longer accountable for the projects? I was surprised at her reaction. The team's jobs were slowly changed from project managers into project gofers. They were responsible to get the work done but had no control of resources and funding.
Where did this lead the team? The manager eventually left the company. 40% of the project managers found better opportunities where they had authority to go along with the responsibility. I am sure better pay because of the company name.
The only unknown is why the manager felt the need to completely control the team. I believe the only answer is lack of trust.
Today's question is:
"Why would someone remove all accountability and influence from a team?"
"They no longer feel accountable."- Anonymous
Recently during a conversation with a manager of a worldwide company the manager used these words to describe her new team. I immediately followed up with, 'Who had the authority?" Her answer was, "their manager."
I have seen this before. A manager comes in to a role and completely removes the authority that a team has. The team can no longer do anything without the approval of the manager. The manager has complete control.
So why was the manager surprised that the team was no longer accountable for the projects? I was surprised at her reaction. The team's jobs were slowly changed from project managers into project gofers. They were responsible to get the work done but had no control of resources and funding.
Where did this lead the team? The manager eventually left the company. 40% of the project managers found better opportunities where they had authority to go along with the responsibility. I am sure better pay because of the company name.
The only unknown is why the manager felt the need to completely control the team. I believe the only answer is lack of trust.
Today's question is:
"Why would someone remove all accountability and influence from a team?"
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