Hold the Standard with Old Teammates
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The standard means something only when it holds for the people who remember you as a teammate, which is exactly where it is hardest to enforce. It does not collapse; it erodes at two moments: the missed commitment you would raise with anyone, and the correction you would give but soften for the old relationship. Addressing shortfalls on the same terms, giving corrective feedback without padding, and making the unpopular calls keep the bar real. When an old teammate keeps testing the line, a steady response is what settles it.
Proficiency Level
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Measurable Behaviors
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Address an old teammate's missed commitment as you would anyone's
Raises an old teammate's missed commitment on the same terms and timeline as anyone else's, so the old relationship earns no quiet pass.
Enlist a respected old teammate to reinforce the standard with the team
Asks a respected old teammate to help uphold the shared standard and backs their voice, so the group carries it rather than the manager alone.
Give corrective feedback across the line you used to share
Delivers corrective feedback directly to an old teammate, naming the gap and what good looks like without softening for the old relationship.
Hold the standard steady when an old teammate keeps testing it
Responds consistently and in proportion when an old teammate keeps pushing to see whether the standard bends, so it reads as settled.
Make an unpopular call the old friendship would have softened
Makes and communicates a call that disappoints old teammates on its merits, so friendship does not bend a decision the role requires.
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What an Even Standard Looks Like
An old teammate's shortfall is raised on the same terms and timeline as anyone's, and corrective feedback carries no extra cushioning the team would read as a double standard. Repeated testing meets a steady, proportionate response, and a respected old teammate helps carry the standard with the group.