Question for Managers about Mgmt Style

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I recently told my supervisor that x going well was because of specific efforts I made, and laid them out. He said “well, the whole team did well.” A week later I told him that I ageeed the team did well, but it was under my leadership and efforts that enabled the team to perform well. He again dismissed that comment. A day or two later he was praising my efforts. It turns out the client called him and said it would not have gone smoothly without me doing x and that I made the difference for the team having such a success. I’m glad my supervisor got there, but frustrated it took external validation.

Pleasing the client is the golden ring. It validated that your efforts mattered to the client. It's results that count, not effort or "leadership." If you lee abd client thought results sucked would you be so vigilant in owning that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I give all the credit to my team, in every circumstance. It makes me look good. I also rarely refer to myself as the VP of Finance. I introduce myself as being "on the finance team."

Ditto! It makes the team run a lot smoother. I actually cringe when someone else on my team says something like "my director told us.." because I want our work to be collaborative.