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Why Competent Managers Make Poor Leaders
This week on The Difficult Boss, Lucas and Luna tackle a specific, often overlooked career trap: the manager who is technically brilliant but organizationally blind. We explore the case of Sarah, a senior engineer promoted to lead, whose inability to translate technical complexity into business strategy caused a three-month delay in her team's flagship product launch. Using this real-world example, we break down why individual contributor success does not predict managerial success, how to identify when your boss is stuck in 'expert mode' rather than 'leader mode,'…
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