Biggest Challenges Faced by a Senior Consultant at AArete
Jerry's biggest challenge as a Senior Consultant at AArete has been "making that transition" from individual contributor to delegator, finding it difficult to "let go of some of that" hands-on work after three or four years. This highlights the common career hurdle of relinquishing individual control as responsibilities broaden.
Leadership, Delegation, Teamwork, Transitioning Roles, Overcoming Challenges
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Jerry Huang
Senior Consultant
AArete
UCI 2015
UCLA Anderson School of Management MBA
Medical, Sciences & Related, Economics
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Video Highlights
1. Transitioning from individual contributor to delegator and manager
2. Balancing individual contribution with team leadership
3. Overcoming the challenge of relinquishing hands-on work to develop team members
Transcript
What is your biggest challenge in your current role?
This is going to sound like something I just said, but I think one of the biggest challenges I've had has been transition. I think, at least from my role as a senior consultant, it was bridging the gap between the consultant/analyst and the commander.
Something that I struggled with a lot personally was making that transition. It was about knowing when to stop being an individual contributor and when to delegate to team members.
I don't know if this is typical for a lot of people, but for me, I had spent three or four years being an individual contributor, doing everything, being very hands-on. Learning to let go of some of that and pass things on to other people, give them the chance to learn, was very difficult for me.
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