# Doers and protectors of doers #permanentnote ## Source - [[my brain]] - Blog [Doers and protector of doers)](https://frankcontrepois.com/post/20210105-people-doers/) ## Keywords (topics and howto) - [[topic - leading and managing]] - [[how to build a team]] - [[how to be a better leader]] ## Relevant notes - [[zt - let them lead]] - [[zt - care is a core competency of any relationship]] ## Notes ### Blog At work, there are only two roles: doers and protector of doers. When a doer works, it impacts the companies output. When a protector of doers works, it allows the doers to do. - Junior people in a company are 100% doers - Experts in a field are 90% doers and have 10% of time sharing knowledge - Team-leads are 70% doers when they act as part of the team, and 30% protectors when focusing on helping the team perform. For example, managing meetings, paperwork and some politic. - Managers are 75% protectors of doers, dedicating most of their efforts helping teams get what is needed to do and protecting the doers from the never-ending requests of reports, status updates and results from above. - Executive are 90% protector of doers; their jobs are making sure everything is in place to let the doers do. Including clarity of what matters and whatnot (i.e. providing strategy and guidelines) support & tools and an excellent place to work.