Managing Up

Pain, Learning Organizations, and Trainwrecks

Feb 16, 2022
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INSIGHT

Pain Drives Change

  • Pain drives organizational change and forces leaders to act, as seen with the Texas power grid crisis.
  • Avoiding or minimizing pain can prevent necessary transformations within teams and organizations.
INSIGHT

Managers Absorb Team Pain

  • Many managers absorb team pain by filling gaps, which can deaden their perception of pain.
  • This glue work prevents the team from experiencing pain and learning from it, potentially undermining growth.
ADVICE

Don't Do Others' Jobs

  • Always ask if eliminating pain is truly your job before stepping in.
  • Resist the urge to do others' work to avoid burnout and confusion about responsibilities.
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