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When a better idea from your team feels like criticism

A newer person on my team showed a faster way to do something I set up years ago. Everyone nodded and I smiled, but underneath I felt stung, like they had pointed out I had been doing it wrong. It was a good idea and I could not just be glad about it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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When someone improves on your way of doing things, it feels like a criticism of you.

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