Looking back at my first VP role in Austin, I used to think micromanaging my team's weekly reports was the only way to stay on top of things, but after a brutal quarter where we missed our numbers, I forced myself to switch to setting clear quarterly goals and then getting out of the way.

The shift from tracking every single task to trusting my team with clear outcomes boosted our department's revenue by 22% in six months because it unlocked their creativity and ownership, so what's a management habit you had to UNLEARN to become a better leader?

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tessa1774mo ago

Checking in on people after hours... had to stop that. Let them live their lives.

the_skyler2mo ago

Noticing how much we confuse "being available" with "being effective." It's like we forgot people have whole lives outside of work until we forced ourselves to remember.

ivan_fisher994mo ago

Boosted revenue by 22% in six months" is a wild result. That kind of turn-around from just stepping back really shows how much damage the old way was doing.