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How do I get off on the right foot with my new boss? |
My organization (where I am pretty much the most senior staffer) is going through an Executive Transition after a very difficult couple of years. I was often at odds with my former boss, though he always respected me, and virtually NO ONE he worked with was happy with him. So it's been an emotional ride and I think my NGO has a chance for new possibilities and I want it to go well. How do I make sure that things start out well with the new boss? The facts presented by you indicate that your former boss never carried the team with him and let us hope that the new incumbent will carry the team with !!! Brown nose, all employers love brown nosers. 鈽? New management comes with new ideas and different ways of doing things. You should try to be agreeable and even enthusiastic about accepting and instituting new ideas and procedures. Sometimes, long-time staffers have a very stubborn 'it's always been done this way' attitude that can really put off a new executive trying to make changes. And try to keep any talk about the 'old' boss to a minimum; constantly downgrading a prior boss with surely turn off the new one, and so will too many fond anecdotes. You'll just have to wait and see, but since you have such a long and stable history with the organization, you are a vital resource for the new boss, and that will (or should be) recognized. Best of luck to you! Be honest and open, but careful about how and what you say not to offend anyone? They may bring some fresh air to the job. They will be adjusting to a new environment so they will probably need and accept your experience if they are not pricks. Good luck show the initiative. DO NOT brow nose, kiss up, etc. Just be open, honest and willing to accept change. If you disagree with a decison, discuss it with him/her in order to better understand the process but not with the direct intention of changing his/her mind. |
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