202411272240 - Job Title Brings Expectations, Not the Other Way Around

With a job title come expectations, and the expectations may be different from the title. It is better to be a line manager with the expectations of an engineering manager than an engineering manager doing the job of a line manager.

Leadership should ensure it is clear, but never expect it to be clear to everyone - at least one person will think you are doing a "poor" job because their expectations of your role do not match with what they think the title should do.

George Sifalda: "With a job title come expectations, and the expectations may be different from the title. It is better to be a line manager with the expectations of an engineering manager than an engineering manager doing the job of a line manager." — Bluesky

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