When Your Direct Report Has More Experience Than You Do (Ep 332)

<p>Starting this week, our episodes come with downloadable cliff notes, so you have the scripts and tools in front of you when you need them. Grab this week's here: <a href="https://resources.archova.org/episode-332/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://resources.archova.org/episode-332/</a></p><p><br></p><p>________</p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">You got the job but now one person on your team has been doing this work longer than you've had a career, and you can feel them watching how you handle it. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">So you do one of two things. You start correcting details and pushing your ideas harder than they deserve, trying to show you know enough. Or you turn every decision into a polite question about what they think you should do.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Both feel reasonable in the moment. Over a few months, the team figures out who actually runs things. And the survey data on younger managers is blunt about what bothers experienced employees: a boss who acts like they know more and gets defensive when questioned. Age barely comes into it.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In this episode, Ramona separates the two kinds of authority that show up in these relationships and shows you how to hold yours while putting their experience to real use.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In this episode:</strong></p><ul><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">The two kinds of authority in the room, and what happens when you mix them up</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">What to say when someone says “we tried that in 2019” in front of the whole team</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">The habit that turns your decisions into requests for permission</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">A four-part method for earning credibility with someone who has seen more than you</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent;">The team code word that turns an old failure into useful information</span></li></ul><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If you've ever caught yourself explaining the same decision a third time to someo