If the “you other people need to work harder because I do and this is import” attitude starts pushing many people away in a setting that likely lives and dies from team/group efforts Alice will have to be an exceptional talent to make up for the collective loss. It might be well intended but can (and all too frequently does, hence the old saying) produce unintended consequences that prove to be counter productive.
Even if you’re saying it nicely, if the message is basically your not being good enough it becomes a bit alienating. One can definitely lead by example and try to create an environment where people want to do more but we should respect the level of contribution each is willing to produce—and certainly so if we’re not in a role where we get to define what the minimum acceptable contributions are.
If the “you other people need to work harder because I do and this is import” attitude starts pushing many people away in a setting that likely lives and dies from team/group efforts Alice will have to be an exceptional talent to make up for the collective loss. It might be well intended but can (and all too frequently does, hence the old saying) produce unintended consequences that prove to be counter productive.
Even if you’re saying it nicely, if the message is basically your not being good enough it becomes a bit alienating. One can definitely lead by example and try to create an environment where people want to do more but we should respect the level of contribution each is willing to produce—and certainly so if we’re not in a role where we get to define what the minimum acceptable contributions are.