How to handle this situation?

[Anonymous]

Promoted to lead a department, along with another person. Our responsibilities have not been made fully clear. Management is way further up and there is no clear communication and more of a "you just handle it" attitude. Person we are replacing does not care how we fill the role. I *think* the person co-leading with me has been told she is more in charge than I am though I cannot be sure. I asked and got a very unclear answer, perhaps because she thinks I'll be wounded if she was (opposite, I'd be thrilled). I would like to not be in charge at all and I really don't care. She is younger and very eager in her attitude, has been slightly demeaning in past meeting (I was correct, she tried to insinuate I was not and then was told I was). My main desire is to 1. Keep her at arm's length 2. Have as little as a lead job as I can. How would you communicate this without sounding lazy or bossy?

[Anonymous]

I'd say some variation on since you seem so eager why don't you lead the charge on this and I'll follow your lead unless I see an issue that we should collaborate on

[Anonymous]

I would just let her do it and defer to her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would just let her do it and defer to her.

Thanks, I told her she seems to be leading on this and to let me know what she'd like my responsibilities to be. I just don't want a situation like this morning, with me taking charge and then her trying to say I shouldn't have done anything!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would just let her do it and defer to her.

Thanks, I told her she seems to be leading on this and to let me know what she'd like my responsibilities to be. I just don't want a situation like this morning, with me taking charge and then her trying to say I shouldn't have done anything!

Yes, let her take the lead but suggest what duties she could assign to you, so you won't end up with the worst pieces.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Promoted to lead a department, along with another person. Our responsibilities have not been made fully clear. Management is way further up and there is no clear communication and more of a "you just handle it" attitude. Person we are replacing does not care how we fill the role. I *think* the person co-leading with me has been told she is more in charge than I am though I cannot be sure. I asked and got a very unclear answer, perhaps because she thinks I'll be wounded if she was (opposite, I'd be thrilled). I would like to not be in charge at all and I really don't care. She is younger and very eager in her attitude, has been slightly demeaning in past meeting (I was correct, she tried to insinuate I was not and then was told I was). My main desire is to 1. Keep her at arm's length 2. Have as little as a lead job as I can. How would you communicate this without sounding lazy or bossy?

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