High performers often get promoted to management without training, then fail because no one taught them how to lead. The mistake happens because companies assume the best individual contributor will automatically be a good manager.
We need somebody in the seat. I don't have time to do this anymore. I don't wanna manage these people. And this is the best person I have in this department, so I'm just gonna make them the manager. That's usually when you see it. They just don't quite think it through. They're not preparing for the eventual situation ahead of time and making sure somebody's trained to be a manager. So it becomes a fast decision. Yeah. And it's a decision that the rest of the group understands because it's usually the highest performer. So it makes sense, but then that person gets in the role and they don't know what to do.
