A few months ago, I noticed our team was constantly scrambling to meet deadlines because no one was tracking project statuses. So, being the good employee I am, I spent a weekend building a super clean, color-coded spreadsheet that showed where every project stood:
Who owned what.
What was overdue.
All laid out beautifully. Chef’s kiss.
Monday morning, I proudly shared it with the team, thinking they’d be relieved
Instead?
Pure rage.
People were mad that it “made them look bad” because it showed who was behind on their work. A couple people accused me of “micromanaging” even though… I don’t manage anyone?? My boss told me it was “a little aggressive” to make performance that visible without permission.
I would guess it probably depends on how interconnected your team’s project work is. If it’s like a group project in college and no one succeeds unless everyone delivers, I think that your spreadsheet should have been received as a helpful tool. If you work more independently of one another, I can see how people would find it snarky, especially if you’re killin it and others are dragging boots.
You know your true intention, so I wouldn’t worry about it too much. Your boss labeling as “aggressive” is weird to me.
I did something like this at my job and not everyone was a fan. Years later and they use it all the time lol let them be mad. People wanna complain then get mad when someone does something about it, they’ll get over it in time.