About Robin Camarote
I got a job in a big management consulting firm after college, and I loved it.
For the first decade, I steadily climbed the corporate ladder. My management style- a kind of benevolent dictatorship- seemed to be holding up as I got more experience on increasingly bigger projects. Finally, I won a big promotion.
With it, I got a new team assigned to me. I went from peer to boss overnight. The heat was on, but I was too busy being busy to realize what was happening. When I called my first meeting after the promotion, I felt particularly overwhelmed.
I felt that explaining why I wanted things my way to my new team slowed us down. Under increasing pressure, my management style shifted from a caring, benevolent dictator to a dictator – plain and simple. Honestly, looking back, I was mean. Certainly, without intending to, I’d become the world’s worst manager.
There were warning signs. There was pushback. The team pointed out problems and asked for changes. And I resented them for wasting my time. Then, one Friday afternoon, half of my team quit. 10 people out of 20.
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