Ask Maria: How to stop team burnout after a subject expert quits

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A key player in our team has moved jobs and now we’re left with responsibilities we’re not sure how to navigate.

Hi Maria, 

I look after three teams as an engineering manager. When our product lead – let’s call them Alex – left our organization, their responsibilities fell to me and my design peers. The trouble lies in the fact that Alex’s expertise was extensive and we’re not experienced enough to deal with all these new duties. I don’t want to burden anyone from the team by creating more work and stress for them, but that seems inevitable at this stage.

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