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In this brief monologue, Chrissy Myers recounts a LinkedIn post that sparked strong reactions from employees who had been promoted into management without any leadership training. She highlights a recurring pattern: high-performing individual contributors—technicians, salespeople, or other staff—are elevated to managerial roles based solely on their technical excellence, yet they receive no instruction on essential leadership skills such as giving feedback, handling conflict, or enforcing accountability. As a result, these new managers are left to learn on the job, often leading to poor outcomes and frustration for both the managers and their teams.
