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Re:No Kings: How Do You Make Good Decisions Efficiently in a... by aeternus on Tuesday June 11, 2019 @06:05PM (#20159935)
One method I've found to work well, especially with engineers:

Make it clear to the team that the new leader is stepping up temporarily to fill a significant business need. That the engineer is doing the team a favor by doing this and that the plan is for it to be temporary because that engineer is a great IC.

It then becomes very easy for the new leader to go back to being an IC. They can even be thanked for stepping up to help the company during a critical time. They can also easily do it again in the future.

If the person is a great lead and gains the team's respect, then simply make it permanent.

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Re:No Kings: How Do You Make Good Decisions Efficiently in a... by taneq on Tuesday June 11, 2019 @09:29PM (#20161000)
That last bit makes the rest look like a rather transparent attempt to mask a trial period.
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Re:No Kings: How Do You Make Good Decisions Efficiently in a... by austhrow743 on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @07:22AM (#20163445)
That's exactly what it is. But people all knowing a thing individually and a thing being announced to the group are two different scenarios.
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Re:No Kings: How Do You Make Good Decisions Efficiently in a... by wolco on Tuesday June 11, 2019 @10:21PM (#20161210)
That is fair because it allows the person a chance to test it out as well. Both would need to agree. When they go back they go back with respect.
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Re:No Kings: How Do You Make Good Decisions Efficiently in a... by c0vfefe on Friday June 14, 2019 @08:12AM (#20182302)
Polite fictions make the world go round!
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Re:No Kings: How Do You Make Good Decisions Efficiently in a... by Sean1708 on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @10:15AM (#20164845)
IC?
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Re:No Kings: How Do You Make Good Decisions Efficiently in a... by drakonka on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @10:31AM (#20165032)
IC stands for Individual Contributor.
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