Jim Rees calls out the Promotion Trap: the skills that got you promoted, like being the best salesman or engineer, often make you a worse leader because you keep doing the work instead of growing your team. A leader's job is to build people who don't need you.
Leadership Truths Nobody Talks About, Day 6: The Promotion Trap. The skills that got you promoted are very often the skills that stop you becoming a great leader. Many leaders were promoted because they were the best salesperson, engineer, accountant, or technician. So when things go wrong, What do they do? They jump back into doing. They solve every problem. They answer every question. They make every decision. Eventually their team becomes dependent on them instead of developing because of them. Your job isn't to have all the answers. Your job is to grow people who no longer need them. If you'd like to lead differently, Visit eimastery.co.uk.
