Sitting in a boss's chair is never be an offence.. if he/she is absent. This is a respect when he/she is present physically.. but if someone have a grudge he can make it a issue.. the person who sit is not a minor ( 4 years old?) I think. What he gets from sitting he knows well.
From India, Delhi
From India, Delhi
hello ,
yes, ofcourse its an action of indiscipline but why cant u take up a chance of converting this behaviour to increase his/her commitment towards the organisation by counselling ... by inducing that if the concerned want to get that chair what are the accomplishment one have to make and the like ...
just think in this angle even... I feel it may work out
From India, Bangalore
yes, ofcourse its an action of indiscipline but why cant u take up a chance of converting this behaviour to increase his/her commitment towards the organisation by counselling ... by inducing that if the concerned want to get that chair what are the accomplishment one have to make and the like ...
just think in this angle even... I feel it may work out
From India, Bangalore
Dear hrent,
Please do NOT take such innocent acts so seriously. Such acts at best can be called "SILLY" and should be addressed accordingly.
I would be upset if disciplinary action is taken in such instances.
You have stated that the concerned staff was a perfromer until about a year ago. Of late his/her performance has dipped.
The fact that he/she has it in him/her to perform well, (he/she has been a good performer in the recent past) should be motivation enough for you to talk to him/her and find out what went wrong and try to understand all the "why's" and "whats".
Believe you me, you will certainly find the answer.
About sitting in the Boss's chair, I am sure a bit of serious counselling will help in sorting out this very innocent gestures of 'attention seeking".
I am totally with Raj and agree with his observations.
I am confident that with a bit of personalised counselling this staff member can easily be salvaged.
Best Wishes,
Vasant Nair
PS:
I will narrate a true life experience in a union dominated environment in a manufacturing unit of which I was the HR Head.
We had a high powered delegation from Russia visiting our plant. We had to put up s a great show.
The workers toilets were generally in a very bad shape with wih "PAAN " stains all over the sinks and toilet area.
We had to keep the area absolutely clean.
I took pictures of the toilets when they were VERY dirty and again when they were VERY clean (after they had been thoroughly cleaned).
I called for a meeting of the Union members and showed them the two sets of pictures.
A task that once appeared almost impossible was successfully completed with this very simple exercise.
The battle was won and we had clean toilets almost always after that.
All I am stressing on is that with a little bit of imagination we can cross hurdles which ONLY appear to be tough/impossible.
Cheers!!!
Vasant Nair
From India, Mumbai
90Please do NOT take such innocent acts so seriously. Such acts at best can be called "SILLY" and should be addressed accordingly.
I would be upset if disciplinary action is taken in such instances.
You have stated that the concerned staff was a perfromer until about a year ago. Of late his/her performance has dipped.
The fact that he/she has it in him/her to perform well, (he/she has been a good performer in the recent past) should be motivation enough for you to talk to him/her and find out what went wrong and try to understand all the "why's" and "whats".
Believe you me, you will certainly find the answer.
About sitting in the Boss's chair, I am sure a bit of serious counselling will help in sorting out this very innocent gestures of 'attention seeking".
I am totally with Raj and agree with his observations.
I am confident that with a bit of personalised counselling this staff member can easily be salvaged.
Best Wishes,
Vasant Nair
PS:
I will narrate a true life experience in a union dominated environment in a manufacturing unit of which I was the HR Head.
We had a high powered delegation from Russia visiting our plant. We had to put up s a great show.
The workers toilets were generally in a very bad shape with wih "PAAN " stains all over the sinks and toilet area.
We had to keep the area absolutely clean.
I took pictures of the toilets when they were VERY dirty and again when they were VERY clean (after they had been thoroughly cleaned).
I called for a meeting of the Union members and showed them the two sets of pictures.
A task that once appeared almost impossible was successfully completed with this very simple exercise.
The battle was won and we had clean toilets almost always after that.
All I am stressing on is that with a little bit of imagination we can cross hurdles which ONLY appear to be tough/impossible.
Cheers!!!
Vasant Nair
From India, Mumbai
- Is immediate boss of the lady aware of silly things done by his subordinate, in his absence?
- Have you attempted to inform the boss about whole incidences? What has been his reaction?
- It is quite possible that, boss may not think of these incidences to be very serious and needing your attention and disciplinary action. She may be behaving in a particular way because of confidence and protection from the boss and there is a risk of you getting a stick and bad name in whole affair.
- I am very curious to have your response. This will be a good case study in organizational behavior.
From India, Pune
Fire Immediately
Its an intentional mistake and that too on repititive basis. I am sure the employee is posing itself extra smart. In this was he/she spoiling administration and productivity of your organisation. Just think what if all start doing such drama. I am sure there are good number of spectators too otherwise why he/she is doing so.
From India, Moradabad
Its an intentional mistake and that too on repititive basis. I am sure the employee is posing itself extra smart. In this was he/she spoiling administration and productivity of your organisation. Just think what if all start doing such drama. I am sure there are good number of spectators too otherwise why he/she is doing so.
From India, Moradabad
hiii
make sure u hav a one on one talk with the girl/ lady abt the issue n explain her tht whatever she's doing may or may nt b intentional however it potrays a complete wrong image of hers as she has been one of the best employees in org as of now....n by the end of conversation say that she has excellent performer so wats wrong now..(she may open up to u ) ...n lastly say org expects alot frm her n ppl look up to her fr been back. female employees needs to be handled gently n carefully , need not throw hard words. thanks
From India, Mumbai
make sure u hav a one on one talk with the girl/ lady abt the issue n explain her tht whatever she's doing may or may nt b intentional however it potrays a complete wrong image of hers as she has been one of the best employees in org as of now....n by the end of conversation say that she has excellent performer so wats wrong now..(she may open up to u ) ...n lastly say org expects alot frm her n ppl look up to her fr been back. female employees needs to be handled gently n carefully , need not throw hard words. thanks
From India, Mumbai
Was the employee authorised to offciate in the absence of his boss?
What are the guidelines / policies of the organization for an employee who is officiating?
I was working in Pune and the company directed all officiating employees to sit in his boss-chair to attend to daily papers and conduct official meetings. This was a kind of motivation. In such situations, seniors from other departments used to sit in front of an officiating junior and guide him in the meetings if he made an error of judgement.
Kindly review your policies and clarify them to all departmental heads and second-liners .You may call the employee, who was found sitting in boss-chair, and talk to him seperately.If his intension was to "show off", initiating appropriate action may required;otherwise ignore this but keep a watch to catch him committing other acts of indiscipline.
K.Sambasivam
094434 0551`
From India, Madras
What are the guidelines / policies of the organization for an employee who is officiating?
I was working in Pune and the company directed all officiating employees to sit in his boss-chair to attend to daily papers and conduct official meetings. This was a kind of motivation. In such situations, seniors from other departments used to sit in front of an officiating junior and guide him in the meetings if he made an error of judgement.
Kindly review your policies and clarify them to all departmental heads and second-liners .You may call the employee, who was found sitting in boss-chair, and talk to him seperately.If his intension was to "show off", initiating appropriate action may required;otherwise ignore this but keep a watch to catch him committing other acts of indiscipline.
K.Sambasivam
094434 0551`
From India, Madras
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