Transition Backwards - Manager to Individual contributor

In this blog, I will talk about an approach to moving back to the individual contributor role and overcoming the challenges.

Srihari Udugani
5 min readSep 4, 2024
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Do you want to move back to an individual contributor role?

It is an important decision to make. Even today, many managers want to return to individual contributor roles.

If you are still in dilemma whether to move to individual contributor, read my blog which can help with the decision making.

But if you have decided to be an individual contributor, this blog is for you.

I will discuss the challenges, preparation, and steps while moving to an individual contributor role.

The Challenges

Following are the challenges that you might encounter during the transitions.

These challenges will help you prepare better.

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Srihari Udugani

Knowledge Made Simple and Structured, Decisions Made Clear. Happy success!