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this post was submitted on 13 Jul 2026
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I gave the staff problems, issues and assignments. I always let them develop and implement the solutions. The only time I would intervene or put pressure on them is if things had to move faster.
Also I had no problem with failure as long as it was a good failure.
One thing I had going for me is that the bulk of my group’s work was an operational mission. That allowed us to get daily wins and close things out pretty quickly. We did have a number of long projects but it was normal to get an issue at 9am and for it to be closed out that same day. Also it was a fun job.
This one is a big one for me as an employee. I'm way less stressed when I know I'm not responsible for a project failing. As long as I'm putting in my best effort, missing a deadline is just not my problem. A good manager will be aware of requirements and deadlines, and work to prioritize the most important pieces so that everyone's making the best use of their time. If the employees themselves are second guessing their work, stuff is going to get done slower.
My position was, if it is easy we wouldn’t have been doing it. So I was ok with things not working or we can’t figure out how to do it or an incident response that couldn’t fix it immediately.