YOUR MANAGEMENT STYLE
The Firefighter
You fix things fast, and the fires keep coming back.
When something goes wrong, you step in and sort it. It feels like good leadership, and in a crisis it often is. But every rescue teaches the team that problems end up on your desk, so the same fires keep returning.
Your strengths
Calm under pressure, high standards and a strong sense of ownership.
Watch out for
You are probably the bottleneck, and possibly the most overloaded person on the team.
TRY THIS WEEK
Before you fix the next problem, count to five and ask: “What would you try first?”
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