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> I agree with the posters, that the skills which make a manager successful can be executed remotely as well as in person. I agree as well and just for the rec
by endymi0n 5y ago
> I agree with the posters, that the skills which make a manager successful can be executed remotely as well as in person.
I agree as well and just for the record, I wouldn't say I'm ineffective. We 10x'ed our revenue and tripled the team during the pandemic. I'm getting top notch reviews from my peers and I've got a kick-ass team around me that I really like.
It's just that my job itself went from an onsite one that I loved to a remote one which I absolutely hate, and I'm at loss about what to do with that or what I'm doing wrong.
I'll definitely check out your book suggestion though.
- deagle50 5y agoThe scorn you read here is not against all management, but against the notion of "we can't manage remote employees effectively". Your results above show that it can be done even when you hate it, which most of us assumed was the case all along and we've been suffering the "back to work" talk track needlessly.
- mellavora 5y agoYes, and my apologies. Your comment made it sound like you were new at this. But I think I found your profile on LI. If so, you are clearly highly experienced, and what you have done is pretty impressive. I'm not surprised that you get top reviews. Also impressive that you have the professionalism to continue this despite your low mood. Wish I could help more with the 'what you are doing wrong' bit. I wouldn't use those words, you probably aren't doing anything wrong. It sounds like you just miss being in the same room as your team. I get that, the human contact is real, and on-line is a thin and stale version of it. You can be an effective leader either way, but yeah, emotionally there isn't a substitute for getting everyone in the same room.