Timeline for How do I regain managerial control of my "self-organizing" team?
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| May 27, 2018 at 12:00 | comment | added | workoverflow | One instance I've seen this to work is to change name from Manager to Coordinator. Coordinator seem less intimidating than Manager and it would have the same responsibilities in self-organized scrum teams. I could be wrong, but it worked for one situation. | |
| May 22, 2018 at 22:32 | comment | added | Daniel | I have worked with a number of teams that have asked their manager to step back and give them space to own their own work, yes. | |
| May 22, 2018 at 5:35 | comment | added | mcalex | Really? You've worked with a number of teams that have collectively fired their manager? | |
| May 22, 2018 at 4:01 | comment | added | Daniel | @Erik - I was being kind. I'm inclined to agree with you. | |
| May 21, 2018 at 15:22 | vote | accept | karlsbad | ||
| May 21, 2018 at 9:34 | comment | added | Erik | I'd change the "bit of a miss" to "a huge screw-up", because you don't just eject people from a team without talking to them first. Ever. | |
| May 21, 2018 at 6:38 | comment | added | Captain Emacs | +1 for "making sure the path for them to succeed is clear" - a good manager is essentially an enabler that provides their team the resources they need and removes obstacles. | |
| May 21, 2018 at 2:17 | comment | added | karlsbad | Thanks you for your input, I really need to digest what you've said. I'm not a real good manager as I've reluctantly have been put into this role. | |
| May 21, 2018 at 1:56 | history | answered | Daniel | CC BY-SA 4.0 |