i feel like i might be in a situation where commiseration is becoming too common and causing our team to lose focus on our goals. As someone not in a manager position, and more of a senior member, is there any way I can steer away from fostering negativity towards empowering the team to make change?
Acknowledge the feelings (or people will think you are sweeping them under a rug), but don’t dwell on them. Don’t over-provide them. Focus on min/maxing the bad/good outcomes. Align people on the outcomes you want. Usually that’s easier 1:1 than 1:N.
