Asana

APRIL 27, 2022

What advice do you have for PMs deciding between a career path as an individual contributor versus a manager? It creates accountability by ensuring everyone knows who is doing what by when and helps foster intrinsic motivation by empowering employees to attach their individual work to the company’s most important goals.

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Scaling ROI Workflows Manager 52

LSA Global

MARCH 29, 2022

So, You Want to Be a People Manager Almost everyone who has been encouraged to take on the role of people manager at work has succeeded first in their role as individual contributor or team member. The skills you’ve displayed as an individual team member are not the same as those you will need as a team leader.

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LSA Global

APRIL 15, 2023

And new leaders quickly learn that they need to behave differently from how they excelled as an individual contributor. The Successful Transition Of course, your journey from contributor to leader will take place in the context of your specific work environment, your team’s charter , and your personal style.

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Accounts Manager 36

Get Lighthouse

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Just because someone is your best individual contributor (IC) does not mean they should be promoted to team leader. They may also enjoy their individual work and not want to switch to management. We recognize that he (like every individual) will deal with the trauma in his own unique way.". Beware of fool's gold!

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Vantage Circle

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

He believes that HR is one of the most important contributors for any Business and he is very passionate about bringing a more human element in HR. The collective behaviors of individuals within an organization create an atmosphere that strongly influences business performance for better or worse. Competency Mapping.

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Performance Management Manager 52

LSA Global

MARCH 20, 2020

While many pundits believe that people can’t perform both roles well, corporations continue to believe that high performing and high potential employees can, at the same time, operate as an effective individual producer and people leader simultaneously. What Organizations Expect from Managers. When Being a Player-Coach at Work Can Make Sense.

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Get Lighthouse

OCTOBER 18, 2022

And if you’re wondering how to define what constitutes an important task for yourself and your team, you might find the next section of this blog interesting.). That means you must think hard about how you can be a multiplier for them instead of just a linear, individual contributor. 7) Calculate Your Hourly Value.

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Asana

APRIL 20, 2022

Whether you’re an individual contributor, a manager, or a leader in the C-Suite, your day includes some mix of strategic work, skilled work, and “work about work.”. Employees are spending more time on their individual talents. Not all work is created equal—especially in our new, more agile work environment.

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Benefits Manager 71

Wendy Hirsch

JANUARY 15, 2024

In this blog, I aim to demystify change management, by providing an overview of five research-backed techniques that you can use to enable change. Dial in your efforts to meet the specific needs of the groups and individuals you are working with. Employees often face uncertainties, unclear demands, and stress during these transitions.

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Get Lighthouse

JUNE 9, 2023

In the process of growing Lighthouse and writing this blog, we have talked to a lot of leaders. When you're an individual contributor, if you're unhappy for too long, it's easy to just go get another job. Quitting as a manager is always difficult, and it's not an easy decision. Often, they share a challenge their facing.

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Manager Succession Planning Compensation Energy 103

Get Lighthouse

MAY 26, 2022

Employees in this situation are four times as likely to be disengaged as individual contributors as a whole, and are two times as likely to view leadership more unfavorably compared to those who meet with their managers regularly.". We've talked about it many times on the Lighthouse blog: people leave managers, not companies.

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AIHR

AUGUST 15, 2023

Retaining existing employees: People like to stay where they feel like important contributors whose efforts are noticed. When employee recognition is created to match your company’s values and strategy, it can drive engagement and help individuals feel “seen” as important contributors to meeting business goals.

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Manager Benefits Employee Engagement Implementation 89

Get Lighthouse

AUGUST 4, 2023

What is the Purpose of a Skip Level Meeting As you rise in an organization, your challenges change: First, as an individual contributor , your job is to do your work to the best of your ability to help your team and company. Now, let's dive a little further into why skip level meetings are so important. Are you setting a good example

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Manager Retention Engineering Revenue 131

Get Lighthouse

JULY 20, 2022

Great Depth: Too many books can have all their concepts covered in a single blog post. When you're an individual contributor, work is straight-forward: you're given a task, a problem, or a project to complete. We've been a huge fan of High Output Management on the Lighthouse blog since first reading it over 6 years ago.

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Manager Engineering Software Performance Review 132

Get Lighthouse

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Perhaps an individual contributor track to become an expert architect, or marketing strategist is a better fit. If it is for another team, talk to that team's leader and consider small opportunities you can suggest like: If they're interested in marketing , can they work on a guest post for your company blog?

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Going From Colleague to Boss Creates Common New Manager Challenges Not surprisingly, most new managers struggle to make the transition from the role of individual contributor to the role of people leader. Charting the Course Individuals and teams need to know where they are headed and why it matters.

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Manager Employee Engagement Accounts Performance Management 36

Walk Me

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Broad subjects will create classes, while specific processes will reside as individual guides within these categories. Appoint Responsible Parties For time-bound projects, it’s crucial to designate specific roles to individual team members, ensuring clarity on mutual responsibilities.

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Help Scout Leadership

AUGUST 11, 2021

One of the best ways to stay current with trends and customer needs is by following customer service blogs. Below are nine customer service blogs we love, with breakdowns of what content you can expect to find on them and details on why they’re so amazing. Aggregated “toolkits” of paired blog posts, webinars, and ebooks.

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SaaS Sales Sales Education 80

LSA Global

JULY 1, 2023

When Strategic Leadership Skills Are Required for Success Just as it takes a different set of skills to transition from an individual contributor to a successful new manager , it takes a different mindset and skillset (what we call Strategic Leadership Skills) to succeed as a strategic leader.

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Operations Manager Implementation Accounts 36

LSA Global

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Leading Individuals Because the success of a sales leader is based upon the success of their sales team, sales leaders must be able to create an environment for their teams to perform at their peak. They creatively leverage resources and establish systems to track progress of individual contributors and teams.

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Sales Management Sales Sales Manager 28

Asana

JULY 25, 2022

This approach worked well for quite some time since there are fewer new managers, including new hires and internal transfers, so there’s not as much efficiency savings to be gained in streamlining the EM onboarding process as compared with engineering individual contributor onboarding. Facilitate team building.

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Engineering Onboarding Manager Performance Review 84

Peter Winick

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Awareness can be built up through podcasts, blogs, or posts on LinkedIn. Yeah, I didn’t have a blog. A little blogging. So on an individual level, what can individuals do this or change their perspective on the task that’s in front of them? Publishing is only the beginning of an author’s work!

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Marketing Sales Sales B2B 189

Get Lighthouse

JUNE 23, 2023

This means limited reporting structure in the company and decision making either relies on the individuals to make their own best decisions, special committees, or very busy founders to settle tough questions. Looking at the press and blog posts around these companies provides telling insights we can all learn from.

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Manager Scaling Accounts Engineering 133

LSA Global

JUNE 24, 2022

Hopefully, you have you been through some proven management training programs to help transition from the role of individual contributor to leading a team. Managers need to get to know their employees on an individual basis.

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Manager Accounts Change Management Team Management 36

Vantage Circle

APRIL 18, 2022

Read our blog on: 8 Ways To Call Out Racial Injustice At Work. Eventually, you can make them individual contributors with no staff monitoring. The gaslighter makes sexist/racist remarks to you but is always out of earshot, so there's no way to prove it. Meanwhile, assist the targeted employee in finding a new position.

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Human Resources Manager Media Education 97

Asana

MAY 9, 2022

Similar to individual contributors, engineering managers (EMs) also have different shapes of impact. and knows how to find roles for individuals that best utilize their strengths. These EMs are likely prolific blog post writers, conference speakers, social media thought leaders, and they might even author books.

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Engineering Staffing Manager Operations 52

Peter Winick

APRIL 17, 2023

But figuring out then how do you, to your point, find those who do want to take a deeper dive and build a product or service around that, that they’re absolutely willing to pay big dollars for to have corporate or individual interventions. They’re not individual contributors. Peter Winick Is a huge.

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Walk Me

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Some individuals may need to break down the entire process and understand what happens where and when, while others may prefer starting with the first step before deciding on the next steps. The assumption that an opinion from a particular individual is the best is not valid. The tension between departments.

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Project Management Manager Change Management Transportation 52

15Five

MARCH 21, 2017

It’s no surprise that employee engagement numbers have been abysmal for the last few years (and if that is a surprise, you need to read our blog more often.) Note: If you don’t have the time to unpack Gallup’s full 2016 report, 34Strong has created this series of blog posts to help you digest the key learnings.

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Employee Engagement Human Resources Performance Management Performance Review 95

Walk Me

JUNE 1, 2022

The third-party would meet with the individuals to break down their motivations and expectations. Change management at an individual level: Personalizes the experience Builds responsibility, empathy, and shared purpose Removes fear . Know the change management success contributors in a digital transformation strategy.

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Get Lighthouse

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Resist the urge to take on more than you can handle by still doing everything you once did as an individual contributor. For more priority management tactics, check out our recent blog on why priority management beats time management – every time. Instead, look at how you can optimize the efficiency of your team.

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Manager Accounts Diversity ROI 133

LSA Global

JUNE 28, 2022

Sure, it was their success as an individual contributor that led to their promotion to management. But the skills needed to succeed at one do not necessarily translate to the skills needed to succeed as a team leader.

Manager 36

Manager Accounts Employee Engagement Retention 36

Peter Winick

MARCH 13, 2023

Start with a blog, getting in the habit of writing every day to build your skill and create a wealth of material you can draw from. Individual author to galvanize their friends and family and their followers and their clients and help people understand that the opportunity is out there, you know? There’s a marketing team, etc.

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Marketing Metrics Energy Engineering 130

Know Your Team

AUGUST 19, 2021

But while these factors are valuable and likely contributors to why someone stays, these areas overlook a primary factor in employee retention: The work itself. Work only has meaning when it’s within the context of what the individual finds meaningful. appeared first on Know Your Team | Blog. That might be true.

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Retention Manager 52

Know Your Team

JUNE 21, 2020

Here’s what the mindset shift is: When you’re an individual contributor, your success is defined by the work that you do. Define success as what the “team is accomplishing” – not the individual work + amount of work that the individual manager is accomplishing.

Manager 52

Manager Accounts Employee Engagement Sales 52

LSA Global

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Give your workers time to absorb what the change will mean to the business and to them as individual contributors to its success. Before employees are ready to accept and commit to organizational change they need to feel an emotional connection to why it matters.

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15Five

JUNE 14, 2022

You want highly qualified team players with a great work ethic and a desire to learn and grow — individuals who will become top performers in your organization. In most cases, those individuals aren’t going to fall into your lap after posting open positions on your website or job board. Empower employees and managers.

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SaaS Software Performance Management Employee Engagement 81