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Building a long and meaningful career | Nikhyl Singhal (Meta, Google)

Lenny's Podcast: Product | Growth | Career

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Earning the Right to Manage: Partnering with Your Employees

The insight in this snip is that managers should not assume they have the automatic right to manage their employees just because of their organizational power. They need to earn that right by being invited in by their employees. Instead of immediately taking charge, managers should ask their employees what they can help with and wait for an invitation. If the employee doesn't want their help, the manager should respect that and not try to force their way in. Eventually, there may come a time when the employee does need assistance, and that's when the manager can step in as a partner. The key is to wait for the invitation, choose specific areas to partner on, and share the responsibility.

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