When a peer becomes a manager, the previous peer relationship changes. Both people may feel a sense of loss. Acknowledging this loss helps both people understand their feelings.
By Pawan Nayar · from the LLOS AI Learning record
When a peer becomes a manager, the previous peer relationship changes.
Both people may feel a sense of loss. Acknowledging this loss helps both people understand their feelings.
A peer relationship changes when one person becomes a manager. The easy, equal friendship is gone. Both people may feel sad about this change. Naming this sadness helps the new manager understand their own feelings. It also helps the new manager have more understanding for their former peer.
A developer becomes a manager. The developer's former peer now reports to the developer. The developer tells the former peer, "It's okay to feel strange about this. I do too. We've lost our simple peer relationship. It's okay to be a little sad about it." This helps both people understand their feelings.
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When a peer becomes a manager, the previous peer relationship changes. Both people may feel a sense of loss. Acknowledging this loss helps both people understand their feelings.