Until I could think, 'Picking up everything is not justice'

Recently, I have finally been able to think this way.
That 'there is no need to carry everything on my shoulders.'
It was different when I was young or just starting as a manager.
Team problems.
Concerns of junior staff.
Unreasonable demands from superiors.
Organizational contradictions.
Unmet targets.
Lack of development.
If I saw something, I felt I had to do something about it.
That feeling was strong.

In reality, when you are on the front lines, there are countless things that feel wrong.
While being told to 'have initiative,'
failure is not tolerated.
While being told 'you are given discretion,'
the reality is micromanagement.
While being told to 'show it in quantitative terms,'
no one teaches the thought process behind it.
Despite talking about development,
few superiors are prepared to temporarily take responsibility for failures.

That is why on the front lines,
a 'search for the right answer to avoid being scolded' begins.
I have seen that scene many times.
I am the type who tends to confront superiors about such inconsistencies.
My emotions show.
It shows on my face, too.
Honestly, I think I can be quite intense.
But seeing that,
'This person is looking at the front lines'
is what some team members feel.
That is why I do not want to completely extinguish my own passion.

On the other hand, there is something I finally realized recently.
That is,
'Picking up everything is not justice.'
The more responsible a person is,
the more they try to take on every problem they see.
But an organization is essentially
built on a structure of distributed responsibility.
Managers drive things forward.
Department heads hold departmental responsibility.
Ultimately, the president bears the final responsibility.
Even so,
if you take everything on yourself,
you will eventually break down.
And if you can no longer work in a good state,
you will eventually be unable to provide value to the team.
I have become quite conscious of this recently.

Of course,
I do not want to become irresponsible.
However,
'seeing things' and
'carrying everything on your shoulders' are different.
Unless you distinguish between them,
the more responsible you are, the more you will burn out.

Recently,
I have started telling other managers,
'Picking up everything is not justice.'
If it were the old me,
I might not have been able to say that.
But now,
in order to fight for a long time,
I believe it is necessary to adjust how you carry the load.
Do not lose your passion,
but do not take everything on yourself.
Continuing to search for that balance
might be what management means to me now.