Individual Contributor


it is the arch-nemesis of the manager. the individual contributor (ic) is a non-management member of a business team that actually contributes to the goals and mission of the company. an ic typically talks normal, unlike management ablaze with buzz words/phrases like: synergy, low hanging fruit, things of that nature, etc.
“who’s gonna do this work today?”

“not me, i’m a manager. it it up to my individual contributors to help us meet our goals this week.”

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