Mary is a rock. She is super reliable and an excellent Team Lead. Too bad your boss doesn't understand or appreciate that. Mary is struggling with conflicting priorities and frankly, the cause is a mixture of Anand's bull in a china store tactics, your inability to manage up properly, and Mary's lack of political acumen. Take a peek inside Mary's brain for some insights into her view on the team, Anand, and the project.

More About Mary

Background Info

29 years old.
Team Lead.
Been with TLA for 2 years; feels TLA is the only way…
She is extremely loyal to the company and very appreciative to work here.
Came over from Web Framework Initiative.
Surprisingly we don’t know much about Mary’s personal life.

Disposition

Mary is quiet, reserved, but executes very well.
She has a few close friends at TLA, but other than that, she sticks to herself.
Mary focuses on following procedures and meeting expectations.
She executes. For her, it is all about get tasks and projects complete.
Mary is confident when she knows what is expected of her.
Mary can lead and provide direction to multiple, cross-functional teams really well—as long as the grander vision is clear.
Sometimes, she will shut down if she feels attacked or is under stress. She doesn’t respond well to pressure to speed up her work.
Mary can think three dimensionally, but within set boundaries.
Some people love Mary. Others merely respect her efforts. A few executives ignore her completely and some even have a negative impression of her for some reason.

Work

Mary has been on DFI for two months.
Mary should be an inspirational force for the team. She’s not showing up that way. Not sure why.
Mary does have the team working efficiently, but can sometimes take on too much herself.
She would rather do a task herself than have a conflict.
When she understands the big picture, she is great at anticipating and avoiding problems.
She tends to get stressed out when Bob doesn’t get his work done on time, causing immense frustration.