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Making a team happy is not a manager's job, and a manager who cannot disappoint their reports will never lead effectively
Drawn from what Charity Majors said
What Charity Majors actually said
- Charity Majors Co-founder and CTO of Honeycomb
Making your team happy is not the job. Someone who can't handle disappointing their direct reports or making them upset will never be an effective leader.
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↗If your team is happy, are you doing a good job?charity.wtf
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