Received an email with a previous manager on it and noticed he is now some BS consultant. Wells does need to cut the fat in some areas. He was completely useless. Unbelievable how someone like that keeps climbing.
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It depends on the type of manager…
I managed a team of over 200 about ten years ago and made less than half what I do as a consultant today and I have much more influence on high level decisions in my line of business as a consultant than I did as a l senior level line manager.
To fail up you just need someone higher than you on the chain who responds to kissing up. That’s it
assoc managers are equivalent to somewhere in-between sr and lead consultant, manager and sr manager align somewhere in-between lead and sr. lead consultant.
I haven't found a way to put myself in the right opportunity to be allowed to fail up.
Would much rather find out where my incompetence threshold is than dominate my mediocrity at WF today.
Maybe my incompetence is that I can't find a way to fail up?
Bad Manager but a good indy contributor (who knows the legacy systems)
Failing up is often the WF way
There are a few in marketing who are like cockroaches. Spend their days spreading filth and could survive a nuclear blast.
Manager to consultant is climbing?
Depends on what consultant role. Sounds like a demotion.
Thanks for sharing