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đ WELCOME â START HERE Welcome. Iâm really glad youâre here. This community is for QUALITY PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER TECHNICAL SPECIALISTS whoâve stepped into leadership roles without much training or support for that transition. If youâve ever thought: - Iâm good at the work, but no one showed me how to lead people - I donât want to play politics, but I still need influence - Most leadership training doesnât make sense in technical environments âŚyouâre in the right place. đŻ WHAT THIS SPACE IS FOR This is a PRACTICAL LEADERSHIP PRACTICE SPACE, not a course you race through. We focus on the real, messy parts of leadership in regulated and system-heavy environments, such as: - getting buy-in when youâre not the boss - feedback that lands without damaging trust or motivation - handling resistance without turning everything into a debate - boundaries that protect your time, judgement, and team - navigating stakeholders and organisational politics with integrity đ§ HOW THE COMMUNITY WORKS Thereâs no set pathway or pressure to keep up. Posts are grouped by topic rather than date. Engage with whatâs relevant to you right now, dip in and out as needed, and use what fits your current context. âď¸ A FEW IMPORTANT BOUNDARIES To keep this space useful and professional: - this is not a therapy or venting space - this is not trauma processing - this is not emotional dumping Youâre welcome to be human here â just keep contributions practical, respectful, and work-focused. đ GETTING THE MOST VALUE - read a little, apply a little - reflect on whatâs happening in your real work - share thoughtfully, not perfectly - ask questions when youâre stuck Leadership isnât something you âcompleteâ.Itâs something you practise. đ IF YOUâD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF What kind of work do you do?What leadership challenge brought you here? No pressure â quiet participation is absolutely fine too.
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đ§ On Influence Without Authority
Something most people notice pretty quickly once they step into a leadership role is this: Youâre expected to get things moving â but you canât actually tell many people what to do. They donât report to you. They might not even be in your team. In some cases, you might not have a team at all. You might still be accountable for the outcome. You might be the one explaining it upwards. You might even be the one catching the heat when it doesnât land. And yet, the final decisions sit elsewhere. This is often where leadership starts to feel quietly draining. As an expert, influence was fairly simple. You knew the thing. You explained the thing. People listened â because they knew you knew the thing. Now you can explain it perfectly and it still doesnât land. So you try again. More detail. Clearer logic. Another meeting. Another PowerPoint. That usually doesnât help. This isnât because youâre doing it badly. It's because leadership influence works differently from technical expertise â and almost no one explains that when you step into these roles. For now, donât worry about fixing this or doing influence âbetterâ. Just notice where youâre already being asked to operate without authority. đ A few reflections to sit with: - Where are you carrying responsibility without real control? - Who do you need alignment from, rather than approval? - Where are you explaining more but getting less movement? - What part of this feels most tiring right now? No need to share unless itâs useful.Noticing is enough for now.
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⊠From Expert to Leader: What Actually Changes
Most quality professionals and other technical specialists step into leadership without realising that the role has fundamentally changed. As an expert, your value was clear: - you had the answers - people relied on you - you could usually work things out on your own As a leader, the value shifts. It becomes less about having the answers, and more about: - creating clarity for others - influencing decisions beyond your immediate role or team - setting boundaries â for yourself and others â and holding them - enabling other people to do good work This transition is rarely explained. Many people feel like theyâre failing, when in reality theyâre being judged against a very different set of expectations. To get a sense of how this is landing for you, have a think about these questions: - Where are you still being pulled back into âexpert modeâ? - Where are you expected to lead without clear authority or direction? - What feels most uncomfortable about this shift right now? You donât need to solve anything yet. (Yes â I know thatâs uncomfortable for some of you! đ) Just notice where the tension sits. If youâd like to share a short reflection in the comments, youâre welcome to. Quiet thinking is absolutely fine too.
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