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Boss suggestions
I need some advice on how to endear myself to my new employees on my first day of being a new boss next week.
As you may have gathered, Harvard U. is in the midst of a "reduction in force." My office is losing half our staff next week. Both my immediate supervisor, and her boss, the director, are leaving and not being replaced. So I'll take on supervision of two people I have not officially supervised before. I worked along side them, so this is a matter of slightly changing our interaction, rather than a completely new situation.
So I want to start off in a good way, let them know I plan to be a good boss, support them, protect them, etc.
I plan to bring in food. And have a chat to state my intentions and ask if they have any questions. But I feel like there is more I could do. I can't give them a raise, as we're all union employees. But what else would you recommend? Things that you'd like to get or hear from your new boss on the first day?
As you may have gathered, Harvard U. is in the midst of a "reduction in force." My office is losing half our staff next week. Both my immediate supervisor, and her boss, the director, are leaving and not being replaced. So I'll take on supervision of two people I have not officially supervised before. I worked along side them, so this is a matter of slightly changing our interaction, rather than a completely new situation.
So I want to start off in a good way, let them know I plan to be a good boss, support them, protect them, etc.
I plan to bring in food. And have a chat to state my intentions and ask if they have any questions. But I feel like there is more I could do. I can't give them a raise, as we're all union employees. But what else would you recommend? Things that you'd like to get or hear from your new boss on the first day?
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- What the boss expects. Even if it's just "keep doing what you've been doing", it's good to establish that.
- What level of status reporting the boss wants. "Let me know if you have a problem, otherwise I assume everything's fine"? "Drop me a status report every week"? "Get my OK before taking on any new tasks"? Etc.
- A regular opportunity for one-on-one discussion, without the need for a problem to be resolved. Even if it's only 15 minutes a month, it's useful.
- What are the most important issues for the employee to see addressed? (aka What are their biggest pain points?)
Some of this might be moot in this case, since it's not an entirely new situation.