{"id":2768,"date":"2022-07-21T16:13:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T20:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beomniscient.com\/?p=2768"},"modified":"2023-04-14T09:51:35","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T13:51:35","slug":"reflecting-on-leadership-with-allie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beomniscient.com\/blog\/reflecting-on-leadership-with-allie\/","title":{"rendered":"Field Notes #003: Reflecting on Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Monday was my first full-time day at Omniscient Digital. Woot!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s nothing quite like building a living from scratch. I\u2019ve learned more in the process of growing Omniscient than my entire college career, especially about leadership and management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I went from an individual contributor at HubSpot and Shopify to a manager of managers\u2014a super humbling transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can\u2019t guide our clients to bottom-line growth without leading our agency team successfully. Here are a few lessons that have stuck with me in the process:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-most-rewarding-part-of-leadership-is-blending-into-the-background\">The most rewarding part of leadership is blending into the background<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Early in my career, I never considered being a manager because I don\u2019t always enjoy being in the spotlight. It turns out management is the best fit for me because I get to give my team the spotlight instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-management-and-leadership-are-creating-processes-removing-roadblocks-and-lifting-people-up\">Management and leadership are creating processes, removing roadblocks, and lifting people up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;not showcasing your own knowledge. This creates a unique tension between teaching and learning\/keeping your skills sharp, and I\u2019m learning that the latter is a bit more difficult to carve out time for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-starting-as-an-individual-contributor-helped-me-build-empathy\">Starting as an individual contributor helped me build empathy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>However, I still feel the tendency to micromanage. Our industry changes every day, and what I implemented years ago as a freelance writer or at HubSpot isn\u2019t always the best course of action. There isn\u2019t one right way to do most of what we do, and seeing my team either figure it out or try applying something they\u2019ve learned elsewhere is a bigger learning experience than when I was on the front lines myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-as-you-replace-yourself-and-hire-yourself-out-of-work-the-work-doesn-t-get-easier\">As you replace yourself and \u201chire yourself out of work,\u201d the work doesn\u2019t get easier<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are new challenges every day, and some are more personal and complicated. No longer am I (only) working to grow a metric; I\u2019m working to grow a team. I\u2019ve gotta say\u2014the latter has been incredibly rewarding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recommended Reads<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/superpath.co\/blog\/what-every-marketer-needs-to-understand-about-price-point\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How Price Point Influences Marketing Strategy<\/a>:\u00a0Janessa at dbt discusses how your company\u2019s price point(s) impact content and community strategy\u2014and, potentially, your next career move as a marketer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingweek.com\/mark-ritson-impostor-syndrome-cure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Suffering from impostor syndrome? The cure is simpler than you think<\/a>:\u00a0This is more for marketers than about marketing, but I found it to be a fascinating take on what many of us seem to struggle with. 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