Comments on: A challenge to all managers (rerun) http://positivesharing.com/2006/11/a-challenge-to-all-managers-rerun/ Make Yourself and Your Business Happy At Work Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:56:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alexander http://positivesharing.com/2006/11/a-challenge-to-all-managers-rerun/#comment-12021 Alexander Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:35:02 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/11/a-challenge-to-all-managers-rerun/#comment-12021 That's excellent Pascale! And most leaders want to do good jobs and make employees happy - but often they don't know what they should do. We need to tell them! That’s excellent Pascale! And most leaders want to do good jobs and make employees happy – but often they don’t know what they should do.

We need to tell them!

]]> By: Pascale http://positivesharing.com/2006/11/a-challenge-to-all-managers-rerun/#comment-11841 Pascale Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:43:13 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/11/a-challenge-to-all-managers-rerun/#comment-11841 Since I'll be working for a different department next week anyway, I decided to inform my manager about how I felt about him not having time for our colleague. I told him how it made me feel like we didn't matter and that I figured that was probably not his intention. He explained that the co-worker had been harrassing him for appointments for several other items all week and that this was just one too many. He confirmed that it had not been his intention to send the message we didn't matter. This week, in our weekly meeting, the manager informed us that the whole team would all have job evaluation appointments with him before the end of the year, because it was important to him to know how we feel. It seems like he listened :-) I'm still glad I won't be working for him much longer though! Since I’ll be working for a different department next week anyway, I decided to inform my manager about how I felt about him not having time for our colleague. I told him how it made me feel like we didn’t matter and that I figured that was probably not his intention. He explained that the co-worker had been harrassing him for appointments for several other items all week and that this was just one too many. He confirmed that it had not been his intention to send the message we didn’t matter.

This week, in our weekly meeting, the manager informed us that the whole team would all have job evaluation appointments with him before the end of the year, because it was important to him to know how we feel. It seems like he listened :-) I’m still glad I won’t be working for him much longer though!

]]> By: Alexander Kjerulf http://positivesharing.com/2006/11/a-challenge-to-all-managers-rerun/#comment-11760 Alexander Kjerulf Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:09:29 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/11/a-challenge-to-all-managers-rerun/#comment-11760 Felix: Exactly! Pascale: MAN, that sucks. And it shows precisely what happens when managers think they have more important responsibilities than their people. My guess is that if this guy really wanted to, he could probably find some time for your co-worker in the next 4 weeks. So the question really becomes: What is he afraid of? Felix: Exactly!

Pascale: MAN, that sucks. And it shows precisely what happens when managers think they have more important responsibilities than their people.

My guess is that if this guy really wanted to, he could probably find some time for your co-worker in the next 4 weeks. So the question really becomes: What is he afraid of?

]]> By: Pascale http://positivesharing.com/2006/11/a-challenge-to-all-managers-rerun/#comment-9700 Pascale Fri, 10 Nov 2006 09:04:58 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/11/a-challenge-to-all-managers-rerun/#comment-9700 My new manager seems to do his best to make his people unhappy :-( During our weekly department meeting, one of my co-workers asked to make an appointment with him to talk about his job. He's not happy in his job, his job may end anyway so he wanted to discuss these issues. The manager answered: I won't have time for you the next four weeks, I've got other priorities. All of us felt punched in the stomach... Personally I think there is no greater priority for a manager than his people, and keeping them happy. My new manager seems to do his best to make his people unhappy :-( During our weekly department meeting, one of my co-workers asked to make an appointment with him to talk about his job. He’s not happy in his job, his job may end anyway so he wanted to discuss these issues. The manager answered: I won’t have time for you the next four weeks, I’ve got other priorities. All of us felt punched in the stomach…

Personally I think there is no greater priority for a manager than his people, and keeping them happy.

]]> By: Felix Enescu http://positivesharing.com/2006/11/a-challenge-to-all-managers-rerun/#comment-9574 Felix Enescu Thu, 09 Nov 2006 13:55:49 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/11/a-challenge-to-all-managers-rerun/#comment-9574 People ARE the managers’ job. No manager can do the work of a team alone. He/she need the team. If the team does not work at full capacity, the manager has no way on earth to achieve results! People ARE the managers’ job. No manager can do the work of a team alone. He/she need the team.

If the team does not work at full capacity, the manager has no way on earth to achieve results!

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