tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699933953102972982.post7143311245868856011..comments2012-04-28T22:18:04.743-07:00Comments on The (Im)Perfect Manager: Serving Too Many MastersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699933953102972982.post-15316477848566237322011-02-16T10:25:25.066-08:002011-02-16T10:25:25.066-08:00Thanks, Palecur!
Kristina, I have found that if ...Thanks, Palecur! <br /><br />Kristina, I have found that if the total number of stakeholders is over four, putting them all in a room together isn't always helpful, especially if the stakeholders are at varying levels of authority. <br /><br />Weirdly, in large groups people don't like to speak their mind (or to their bosses or their bosses peers' in public), which leads to changes almost immediately after a large meeting which can leave you wanting to pull your hair out.<br /><br />Meeting with people individually first and getting agreement in the large group about items you know are important to each of them frequently solves that problem (or makes it easier to deflect to someone else after the big meeting). Basically, you're getting each person personally invested in the process, which makes it harder for them to randomly change their minds later (but, sadly, not impossible).<br /><br />For six or fewer people all of the same level who are equally ok talking in groups as they are individually, your approach can (and does) work and is often very entertaining in a "bring your popcorn and watch the car crash" sort of way.The (Im)Perfect Managerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12695193786178569975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699933953102972982.post-32559365914576229412011-02-15T16:19:11.275-08:002011-02-15T16:19:11.275-08:00Establishing and maintaining a chain of command ca...Establishing and maintaining a chain of command can often be Step Zero in detoxifying a work environment. Great job analyzing it from a number of different perspectives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699933953102972982.post-30004112401665048112011-02-15T13:00:51.364-08:002011-02-15T13:00:51.364-08:00I have generally found that if I put the contendin...I have generally found that if I put the contending parties in a room together and make sure they don't leave until I have specific marching orders that they agree on it forces a resolution. In fact I am doing that next Monday....so looking forward to it. I feel I shouldn't have to guess which is right, or put myself in a damned if I do/damned if I don't situation. This way they are very clear it is their problem. If they don't decide I either won't implement either of their ideas or that I will make the call and they will just have to live with it...suddenly decisions seem to magically happen :).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279263303063853201noreply@blogger.com