{"id":59235,"date":"2025-01-31T04:10:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T01:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geoconversation.org\/memos\/my-failures-as-a-leader\/"},"modified":"2025-01-31T04:10:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T01:10:45","slug":"my-failures-as-a-leader","status":"publish","type":"memos","link":"https:\/\/geoconversation.org\/en\/memos\/my-failures-as-a-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"My failures as a leader"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I managed geophysical work from 14 to 21, and from 22 I have been managing business projects – conversation club for geologists<\/a>, a content agency and now manages GeoConversation media. Usually I have 5-7 people subordinate to me.<\/p>\n\n\n

I hire and fire people, I am fully responsible for both the business project and how to carry out electrical exploration work somewhere in Yakutia. I negotiate with customers and clients, and am responsible for accountable money and equipment purchases.<\/p>\n\n\n

I began managing business projects when I was already in psychotherapy. Therefore, I began to notice and correct many mistakes. Maybe my team will come to the comments and write how I manage to lead now?<\/p>\n\n\n

Top 3 mistakes of the head of a geophysical team<\/h2>\n\n\n

I will describe the mistakes that I mainly made as a geophysicist in the fields.<\/p>\n\n\n

Yelled at subordinates<\/h2>\n\n\n

I didn\u2019t know how to conflict, the tactic was either to avoid the problem or go on the warpath, after which only a scorched field remained. For example, I was dissatisfied with the work of an employee, but I did not start a conversation until steam started coming out of me like a kettle and the conversation turned into swearing. I could also be driven into a state of disrepair by my superiors, problems with equipment, fatigue, and then, unable to cope with anger or irritation, I could simply lash out at the team.<\/p>\n\n\n

Previously, it seemed to me that in order to avoid such a problem, you just had to not experience negative emotions. The psychologist had the same request: I don\u2019t want to feel anything. After all, there is no place for emotions at work. But this is not true, ignoring it will only make it worse.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Emotions are an excellent indicator that there is a problem and it needs to be solved.Someone has pissed you off, first you need to calm down, and then start talking. You can talk to a friend, go to sports, do something to cool your head<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

How can you calm down when you are in the forest and there are only 6 people in the camp, and by the third month of work it is already difficult to move out of shared accommodation? I don\u2019t know, maybe this is a topic for material on how to resolve conflicts where people are forced to be together all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n

If the screaming did happen, we are all human, then sincerely apologize. You cannot yell at your colleagues under any circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n

Toxicity<\/h2>\n\n\n

I easily fell into abusive work relationships. They twisted me into a ram’s horn, manipulating me with guilt. In this state, I was not solving work problems, but living in a world where everything was against me. Working with a twitchy, aggressive and, to put it mildly, inadequate leader is a pleasure.<\/p>\n\n\n

Now, if it seems to me that there is some kind of rat race going on, then it doesn\u2019t seem like it. It will only get worse. I can already notice this, but I still don\u2019t know how to protect myself.<\/p>\n\n\n

Limited in growth<\/h2>\n\n\n

I didn\u2019t see my value as a leader. I thought that my benefit was only to press buttons on the equipment, and not that I organized the work from scratch. It seemed to me that if I taught a student how to operate the meter now, they would immediately replace me. I don’t think so anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n

These were probably the most serious mistakes as a leader. God bless psychotherapy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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