Boss suggestions
Jun. 25th, 2009 01:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bex77I 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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Date: 2009-06-26 03:09 am (UTC)I think these are good questions to ask, but with a defined follow up time period to check back in about answers. I feel like I always get asked questions like these on the spot and I don't think of what my real answers are until a week alter. And by then I've lost my chance to say anything.
I agree with other people's comments as well. One thing I don't see explicitly addressed in the comments below is laying out the channels for dealing with complaints, problems, etc. Best analogy I can come up with is the Festival Director speech at the beginning of the one-acts process, where (s)he runs through the chain of command in case there is an unforeseen problem or conflict. Nine times out of ten the system doesn't get used, but when it's needed it's essential that people already know it's in place and not have to go looking for it in the heat of the moment.
Good luck.