When I started a new role with a growing tech startup eight months ago,
I felt overwhelmed by the responsibility of managing others.
Coming from a non-technical, non-corporate background meant that
I didn’t have the context or confidence to succeed.
My coaching sessions with Lachlan from Blackmill
have given me the confidence boost
I needed to get the job done.
Learning to manage people isn’t a rote process;
it draws from our self-awareness and good judgement
as much as it relies on specific actions.
Internalising these skills -
really *getting* them,
not just going through the motions
- requires that you learn experientially,
by watching others who are adept at this work
and taking the right steps
to practice and grow confidence.
For the past eight months,
Lachlan has modelled best-practice approaches
by guiding me through the emergent issues
and tricky situations I’ve encountered at work.
His patient, insightful approach
has allowed me to experience
and understand the value of the skills he teaches.
And as we’ve progressed,
he’s grown my confidence
and given me room to practice for myself,
with the safety that comes from having strong support
close to hand.
I can’t imagine
what my experience would have been like
without this process,
and I recommend him to
anyone who wishes to tread a deliberate,
self-aware path towards
being an excellent manager.
Georgie, Project Manager
