> If your manager doesn’t listen because they think they have a better solution and you disagree speak up, challenge their idea
What do you do if they then steal your idea?
What do you do if they then steal your idea?
On that topic, I'm a huge believer in a degree of financial independence, a rainy-day fund [1]. When you don't have to worry about having money for next month's rent, it really changes your outlook on things and makes it easier to make decisions that are just or right for you, without stressing over every possible misstep. And it's pretty easy to build such a fund [2].
[1] https://www.thebillfold.com/2016/01/a-story-of-a-fuck-off-fu...
Execution is the hard part. Demonstrating a knack for it is a good path to leadership.
You pat yourself on the back for a job well done! Your idea got implemented, congratulations.
This is convenient for others, but not for you. They will take advantage of you if you think like that and you not be seen as leadership material.
Either challenge it, leave or find a way to prevent that next time. If you truly have no choice but to put up, then you have no choice. But don't be naive doormat.
If your goal is to see how much good stuff you can coerce into existence for the company then it doesn’t matter who does the work, who takes credit, or even whether anyone realizes anything happened. All that matters for you to hit that goal is the stuff getting done.
Also, leader needs to be able to protect team or company from under-the-belt attempts of customers, suppliers, competitors and such. Some of them will try that for sure and it is leaders job to deal with it.
Or that leaders are not responsible for shaping culture?
Or that leaders are not responsible for protecting/ensuring that company looks capable, creative etc to outside?