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How do you manage a team that’s eager to grow fast?

How do you manage a team that’s eager to grow fast?

In the realm of effective leadership and team management, Xavier Virgili emphasizes the importance of understanding team dynamics and communication. He shares insights from his experience with a young, ambitious consulting team, highlighting the need to balance individual aspirations with company values and realistic career paths. Leadership requires not just guiding team members toward their goals but also helping them navigate their expectations, especially when they seek rapid advancement, such as becoming a director by age 30. Virgili stresses that career growth is more about demonstrated skills and adaptability than strict timelines. This analysis by Xavier Virgili illustrates the crucial role of effective team management and the significance of aligning personal ambitions with organizational objectives. Don’t miss more tips and insights on leadership and career development in the full episode.

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00:09

Wow, a Formula One car, a Ferrari.

00:16

How do you manage a team that wants to grow at full speed?

00:21

Understanding the team is key, and in this case, I guess that's what we can link to another part from my experience, which was in consulting.

00:31

It was an extremely young and talented team.They were very enthusiastic people,They worked for hours on end,and they had the ability to have contact with managers and directors of publicly traded companies or firms belonging to international groups.

00:51

So that makes them feel like they're worth a lot because their opinions and analysis contribute to places where very important decisions are made.

00:58

What documents do you generate at the age of 24, or what analyses do you generate that end up going to the CEO of a company?

01:05

It makes you feel like you're the best thing in the universe.

01:09

There, it was extremely important to be two things: in a way, the older brother,because we are talking about people,well, they've grown up or learned a lot of things very quickly.

01:21

They've seen many industries,their opinions are taken into account by very senior people who have very large teams.

01:27

And at the same time, be the team leader and make decisions about it.

01:31

And that means that sometimes team members' expectations aren't being met, especially those who are eager to grow.

01:39

Those who have that need to grow quickly, or how you manage someone who has the expectation and says, "no, no, I want to be a director consulting firm before I turn 30, and to do that I have to do ABCDE in these timings, because otherwise it won't work." Oh wow, I see that that didn't happen here.

01:57

In the moment, I got frustrated and considered leaving.

02:00

How are you able to redirect conversations?To make them understand that the fact that just because they came up with the perfect career path, doesn't mean they cannot get there, it really comes down to who they are.

02:13

It's more about demonstrating that you have learned over time,rather than just the timings, that you have focused on your career.

02:20

And above all, the point where you can't wait for all the stars to align with your expectations all the time, and sometimes things don't work out that way.

02:29

It's important to understand why not, and see what you can do to change it.

02:33

If you truly believe that something else should have happened.

02:37

Because it is also true that many people continue to do the same thing all the time.time, waiting for a different effect.

02:43

And this doesn't usually happen.If you keep doing the same thing, the same thing usually happens.