Good one. Always remember, such harsh experiences give you a learning and prepare you for the future for taking up the role of a boss.
From Pakistan, Islamabad
3From Pakistan, Islamabad
This is not a poem, it's a reality in many organizations at managerial and leadership levels. Again, it's quite common and natural in this fast-growing competitive world. There are ways to get rid of this, and you need to look at the suggestions below.
Individual Itself Having Issues
1) You as an 'Individual' - do a self-review (be honest) and identify the list of improvement areas. Take these points and have a one-on-one with your manager and seek his suggestions for resolving them. During this meeting, make your manager feel that you are genuinely concerned about his comments/criticism and are serious about fixing the gaps. Document this meeting invite in an Outlook meeting invitation and mutually document it in the performance review system. Have this 'Review Meeting' monthly, review it with your manager, and document the improvements made. Keep metrics and evidence as supporting documents on your side. Metrics might include appreciation emails from clients, issue resolutions, training or sharing your expertise with your peers, documenting process improvements, etc.
2) You are the Next Immediate Competent Person to Manager/Lead:
In this competitive world, 'Job Insecurity and Position Survival' become key factors for one's survival, causing managers/leads to find mistakes in whatever you do and hide the good. Competitive managers/leads must encourage and promote 'Professional Competency and Growth,' which unfortunately is not always the case in some organizations. To address this, schedule an official one-on-one and talk to your manager/lead openly. Make your manager/lead understand that you are interested in career growth from the current position and seek their help to move to another project when such an 'open position' exists. This will signal to your manager/leads that you are interested in career growth without jeopardizing their position, prompting them to support your growth. They may fear losing a competent team member and treat you honestly and equally, ensuring good treatment and performance reviews.
I hope this advice helps you to a certain level. Nowadays, HR departments have many effective policies to resolve such conflicts. Seek offline advice from HR professionals to address these issues. Additionally, consider switching to other projects within the company through an internal transfer.
Certain Things Everyone Needs to Understand:
a) Politics exist in every company, and learning to navigate them is crucial. Switching jobs should be a last resort; explore the options mentioned above first.
b) Job consistency is vital; avoid frequent job changes. Learn to handle office politics professionally and competently.
c) Every organization has its pros and cons; there is no perfect workplace in today's fast-paced world.
d) Some mid/small companies and large projects within big organizations may be politically corrupted. If you're part of such an organization, consider finding a job elsewhere. Conduct due diligence to ensure the new company values employees as valuable assets and has ethical policies and a professional environment.
In my 16 years of leadership experience, I have witnessed many small/mid-sized organizations that were politically diluted, leading to closure or survival difficulties due to high attrition. Companies that value employees as valuable assets have a definite advantage over others, such as Google internationally.
I love and believe in the following quote from my CTO:
"The difference between a good company and the best company is leadership."
From India, Madras
Individual Itself Having Issues
1) You as an 'Individual' - do a self-review (be honest) and identify the list of improvement areas. Take these points and have a one-on-one with your manager and seek his suggestions for resolving them. During this meeting, make your manager feel that you are genuinely concerned about his comments/criticism and are serious about fixing the gaps. Document this meeting invite in an Outlook meeting invitation and mutually document it in the performance review system. Have this 'Review Meeting' monthly, review it with your manager, and document the improvements made. Keep metrics and evidence as supporting documents on your side. Metrics might include appreciation emails from clients, issue resolutions, training or sharing your expertise with your peers, documenting process improvements, etc.
2) You are the Next Immediate Competent Person to Manager/Lead:
In this competitive world, 'Job Insecurity and Position Survival' become key factors for one's survival, causing managers/leads to find mistakes in whatever you do and hide the good. Competitive managers/leads must encourage and promote 'Professional Competency and Growth,' which unfortunately is not always the case in some organizations. To address this, schedule an official one-on-one and talk to your manager/lead openly. Make your manager/lead understand that you are interested in career growth from the current position and seek their help to move to another project when such an 'open position' exists. This will signal to your manager/leads that you are interested in career growth without jeopardizing their position, prompting them to support your growth. They may fear losing a competent team member and treat you honestly and equally, ensuring good treatment and performance reviews.
I hope this advice helps you to a certain level. Nowadays, HR departments have many effective policies to resolve such conflicts. Seek offline advice from HR professionals to address these issues. Additionally, consider switching to other projects within the company through an internal transfer.
Certain Things Everyone Needs to Understand:
a) Politics exist in every company, and learning to navigate them is crucial. Switching jobs should be a last resort; explore the options mentioned above first.
b) Job consistency is vital; avoid frequent job changes. Learn to handle office politics professionally and competently.
c) Every organization has its pros and cons; there is no perfect workplace in today's fast-paced world.
d) Some mid/small companies and large projects within big organizations may be politically corrupted. If you're part of such an organization, consider finding a job elsewhere. Conduct due diligence to ensure the new company values employees as valuable assets and has ethical policies and a professional environment.
In my 16 years of leadership experience, I have witnessed many small/mid-sized organizations that were politically diluted, leading to closure or survival difficulties due to high attrition. Companies that value employees as valuable assets have a definite advantage over others, such as Google internationally.
I love and believe in the following quote from my CTO:
"The difference between a good company and the best company is leadership."
From India, Madras
Nice poem. I have a boss who's a good mentor, providing good support and guidance. He is down to earth and so humble. However, there may be exceptions to everything in this world. Thanks for sharing.
Regards, Sowmi
From India, Bangalore
Regards, Sowmi
From India, Bangalore
It is a pastime activity of lazy and work shirkers. They do not do the assigned job, get a rap from the boss, and invent/appreciate such stuff.
Believe me, if you work hard, you will find your boss very friendly. Moreover, when (if you could) you will be a boss (if you could), the "My Boss" and "I" will swap places. This means you will still be lazy and a work shirker.
From India, Chandigarh
Believe me, if you work hard, you will find your boss very friendly. Moreover, when (if you could) you will be a boss (if you could), the "My Boss" and "I" will swap places. This means you will still be lazy and a work shirker.
From India, Chandigarh
Nice saying, but you need not worry about anything. You need to follow only two rules to overcome this situation:
Rule 1: The boss is always right.
Rule 2: When you feel that the boss is wrong, refer to rule 1.
From India, Chandigarh
Rule 1: The boss is always right.
Rule 2: When you feel that the boss is wrong, refer to rule 1.
From India, Chandigarh
nice saying but u need not to worry about anything u need to follow only 2 rules to overcome this situation.... Rule 1. Boss is always right. Rule 2. When you feel that boss is wrong, refer to rule 1
From India, Chandigarh
From India, Chandigarh
Hi, Very nice poem, but my boss is not like that. kindly learn all activities from your boss it is very useful to you in future become a boss Chithra - MTAB
From India, Madras
From India, Madras
Thats good actually, you can then understand how you should ast and react to your employees. coz you know what it feels........... Enjoy and Learn Zena
From India, Pune
From India, Pune
It depends upon person to person some bosses are good and some are bad.... but if u r good every one will be good with you...
From India, Delhi
From India, Delhi
Looking for something specific? - Join & Be Part Of Our Community and get connected with the right people who can help. Our AI-powered platform provides real-time fact-checking, peer-reviewed insights, and a vast historical knowledge base to support your search.
