A decision made in the past helped to learn and grow

We humans are emotional creatures whether we agree or not

There are tons of decisions we make on a daily basis.

Sometimes it’s positive on us and some turns against us which is considered a learning opportunity

Coming to the topic on one of the decisions in the past helped me grow is

Individual Contributor vs Management

While I was very interested in the programs or projects as an individual contributor, I used to love the day-to-day tasks I was executing while reporting to the manager I was working with.

It was definitely one of the best times where I could explore the work from a specialist level and enhance my growth opportunity in the same stream.

However, one day my leader came to me and asked me to start leading a small team which was definitely not what I was looking for as I was pretty happy with what I was doing.

But my leader explained to me the role and how it can help me improve.

After a lot of thought process i took the position.

When you are a leader, you are in the hot seat all the time, people will be watching whether you are doing things right or wrong.

I definitely had a challenging team to manage with some or more experienced people than me but my skills, experience and learning attitude what I had didn’t give up on me.

I started as a team lead, became an assistant manager and eventually manager and senior manager. The most important thing I could learn in these positions is about myself

I could see a huge change in me and the way of thinking the more I learnt and understood people.

Every individual is different hence they had to deal with different ways and styles.

Ultimately, the decision I made to get into management was one of the best decisions I ever made in my life and will always suggest exploring different scopes of work and don’t worry about the immediate results.

I am still learning and growing, hoping to learn with the awesome people I work with and live with.

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