my big boss dropped a bombshell on me yesterday... and i frankly think this is the first of many to come...
you see, my big boss called me up to his office to discuss some personnel related matters. during the so called discussion, he told me i had to kick out one of my senior staff. not negotiable. and i must do it in 6 months time. well of cos, he did not literally use the words "kick out", he simply wanted me to transfer one of my heads out of my unit in 6 months time. he explained that what he wanted to do was to allow me to have better people in my team. with an expanded job scope, it would be important for me to get good people too. and to him, this person has been a bit too complacent and too comfortable for his position. he had been in the position for the last 5 years and seemed to be slowing down a lot. to my big boss, this is not good and that to make my unit move faster, this guy has to go. it did not matter that he has been one of the key stabilizer since i took over. to my big boss, i need to look beyond this guy.
really, i didn't know whether to thank him or otherwise. on one hand, i was certainly very please that he is looking at giving me good people, yet on the other hand, some of the other reasons he offered seemed a little too personal too for he brought up past issues that seemed a little too distant for me. a little unforgiving too if i may say. he said he would not be giving me any choice, either he accept this posting or he will be asked to leave. hmmm, i guessed i will have to manage this senior chap carefully. if done wrongly, i will have more morale issues. but of cos on the bright side, i am getting better people and that can only augur well for my unit in the longer term.
right?
:-)
ps: i do really think this is a direct result of having lunches with bosses over the last 2 weeks.
you see, my big boss called me up to his office to discuss some personnel related matters. during the so called discussion, he told me i had to kick out one of my senior staff. not negotiable. and i must do it in 6 months time. well of cos, he did not literally use the words "kick out", he simply wanted me to transfer one of my heads out of my unit in 6 months time. he explained that what he wanted to do was to allow me to have better people in my team. with an expanded job scope, it would be important for me to get good people too. and to him, this person has been a bit too complacent and too comfortable for his position. he had been in the position for the last 5 years and seemed to be slowing down a lot. to my big boss, this is not good and that to make my unit move faster, this guy has to go. it did not matter that he has been one of the key stabilizer since i took over. to my big boss, i need to look beyond this guy.
really, i didn't know whether to thank him or otherwise. on one hand, i was certainly very please that he is looking at giving me good people, yet on the other hand, some of the other reasons he offered seemed a little too personal too for he brought up past issues that seemed a little too distant for me. a little unforgiving too if i may say. he said he would not be giving me any choice, either he accept this posting or he will be asked to leave. hmmm, i guessed i will have to manage this senior chap carefully. if done wrongly, i will have more morale issues. but of cos on the bright side, i am getting better people and that can only augur well for my unit in the longer term.
right?
:-)
ps: i do really think this is a direct result of having lunches with bosses over the last 2 weeks.
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