Teams Leaders what are they, and do we need them? - Extension from Re: [xpAdopti

Hi Andrew,

> I'm a Team Leader on my current project.  However, I because I used
> to be a manager (in a different industry, long ago) I'm fully aware
> that there are people on the team who have more knowledgeable of
> different areas than me.  Therefore I always strive to ensure that I
> get them to make the decision for those contexts.
> 
> Now to me (and you by the sound of it) this seems like a perfectly
> reasonable way of working. However, I've seen in the past that
> management see this as shirking responsibility.  I feel that they
> imply, "It should be you making the decisions based upon the
> arguments given to you by the 'experienced' team member".

In each case, you are actually making the most important decision
(actually a meta-decision) by deciding who can best make this decision.

Dale



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