Love this post. Personally I believe that, like everything in life, extremes are never the solution to anything. I think the ability to be transparent and honest with your team is key and the concept of acting as an umbrella for your team can be very broad… Some will understand it as not giving visibility to situations… and it is a totally valid view. Personally, when someone talks to me about acting as an umbrella or shield for their team, I prefer to think that it refers to removing tasks from the team that should never reach them and that distract the team from their main focus within the organization. For me finding this balance is what makes the difference.
I really like your interpretation of the umbrella metaphor. Knowing when to use it and when to not, feels like a superpower to me. Thank you so much for your comment.
Love this post. Personally I believe that, like everything in life, extremes are never the solution to anything. I think the ability to be transparent and honest with your team is key and the concept of acting as an umbrella for your team can be very broad… Some will understand it as not giving visibility to situations… and it is a totally valid view. Personally, when someone talks to me about acting as an umbrella or shield for their team, I prefer to think that it refers to removing tasks from the team that should never reach them and that distract the team from their main focus within the organization. For me finding this balance is what makes the difference.
Congratulations for your post.
I really like your interpretation of the umbrella metaphor. Knowing when to use it and when to not, feels like a superpower to me. Thank you so much for your comment.