# accidental manager
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59:06Workplace Surgery — the accidental manager trapLeanne Elliott: What? I know. I am shook. That happens? Al Elliott: Well, unfortunately it did happen in this case. This person says, I was promoted because I was good at my job, but no one ever trained me to manage peopEP 290 · 7 Apr 2026·workplace surgery· 59:06–67:3712:36The accidental manager trap: why founders and technical experts struggleJuliette Alban-Metcalfe: The interesting thing about founders is that they've got lots of obviously fantastic things going for them. They've got, presumably they're entrepreneurial, they're probably, they're likely to beEP 279 · 26 Feb 2026·interview· 12:36–16:1919:41The accidental manager crisisIsabel Berwick: Okay. So it's not my phrase. It's what it's, um, I think the Chartered Management Institute came up with it and it's great. So an accidental manager is someone who hasn't had any training to be a manager.EP 235 · 25 Sept 2025·interview· 19:41–23:07
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