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If your company is scaling, it helps to remember that your primary goal is to work yourself out of a job. I used to have a test at Google: When my team and I got an email from a leader with a question, I would refrain from writing back immediately and wait for someone else on my team to respond. I viewed it as a failure if I was the only one who could answer the question or take action.
Scaling People
Claire Hughes Johnson
Survivor guilt. Sometimes adult children feel guilty around their EI parents simply because of how much better their lives are going. Survivor guilt—feeling guilty for your own good fortune compared to others—can arise if you have EI parents who are not functioning well. EI parents often have multiple problems, both in their work and in their personal relationships. EI parents who stir up survivor guilt might be depressed, mentally ill, addicted, or functioning poorly in adult life. If you have created a life that is happier than theirs, you may actually feel guilty for your success.
Recovering From Emotionally Immature Parents
Lindsay C. Gibson
Schedule these meetings regularly, at a fixed day and time. The schedule is usually weekly but can be biweekly or even monthly once team members develop expertise at their tasks if their goals remain consistent over time. Another alternative is to set different paces for accountability, coaching, and transparency—for example, meet weekly for coaching and transparency, but do accountability on a biweekly or monthly cadence.
The Great CEO Within
Matt Mochary, Alex MacCaw, and Misha Talavera
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