At the end of 2023, my squad started its most important project. I assumed the project leadership role, organizing the project, coordinating the meetings, the release process, etc. At the first months, the project went well, as we took some hard decisions, proved a couple of concepts, and started the rollout for the first phase.
However, I always felt that I was holding the team back and being a bottleneck in the whole team. At a 1x1 with the head of the area, I told him about my frustration and got this answer back: