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Handling Emotional Attachment to Ideas and Managing Growth After Stepping Back
This is the second episode of Ask Hartley Anything. In this series, I tackle real-world questions from engineers, product managers, and tech leaders — sharing advice and insights from my own journey in the trenches
In Episode Two of Ask Hartley Anything, I dive into two thoughtful listener questions.
First, I explore how to help team members detach emotionally from their ideas, focusing on fostering a growth mindset, encouraging collaboration, and coaching them to see the bigger picture. Then, I share actionable advice for maintaining and sharpening management skills when stepping back into an individual contributor (IC) role, such as mentoring, leading by influence, and journaling reflections.
Whether managing a team or growing as an IC, this episode is packed with insights to help you level up.
