←
Scenario: Navigating Misaligned Growth Expectations With a Senior Engineer
You can interact up to 10 times in this roleplay session.
Nina Rao
Senior engineer pushing for a scope that isn’t currently available
Your Role:
Manager
Goal: Acknowledge her ambition and value, while managing expectations and planning next steps
Your Turn
Waiting for your first response…
Use suggested opening: "I really value you raising this — I can see you’re ready to grow. Let’s walk through what’s realistic in the short term and what we can shape together long-term."
Prompts:
💡 Opening Angle
⚖️ Propose Trade-off
🔍 Clarify Constraints
🛡️ Hold Capacity Boundary
End Roleplay