Crisis of confidence.

Anonymous

September 6,2022 at 11:54PM UTC

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Crisis of confidence.

I took a new role managing an emerging team. Previously I was a high ranking IC with some management experience. I’m now doing it full time and I have a team member that is under performing and combative. I excel at setting vision but managing underperforming team members who don’t want to be coached is painful. Will it get better? Did I make a mistake?

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AnonymousSeptember 7,2022 at 2:59AM UTC
Managing underperforming or recalcitrant team members is a routine (and possibly periodic) aspect of holding a management job.
New managers need training on how to handle personnel problems. Is HR support or training available to you?
Your discomfort at having to wade into a sticky situation strikes me as understandable. If you want to learn how to navigate such situations, you should be able improve with additional help and experience. If, on the other hand, it’s truly something that’s not in your DNA, you might want to return to an individual contributor role.
AnonymousSeptember 7,2022 at 11:17PM UTC
Thank you.