RE: Re: Sticking point

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Johnson, Susan [SW Eng] [mailto:susan.johnson-3iVVkb1WNbF8UrSeD/[email protected]]
> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 4:45 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [XC] Re: Sticking point

> The managers don't want me to be a yes-woman.  In fact, I've 
> never, ever met a manager who wants yes-people around.  
> Managers want new ideas and new perspectives - they don't 
> always know how to get them.  

I think there is a saying "Where everyone thinks the same, no-one thinks
very much" summarises it well.

> 
> VPs and Directors don't understand why the employees are 
> afraid of them.  They don't understand why few people will 
> tell them the unvarnished truth about what is going on.  They 
> don't want to be surprised later.  They want to be able to do 
> something before it becomes a crisis.

Just been through an exercise like that.  "The door is always open" they say
but unfortunately there is often a high border stone in front.  Hierarchy
creates a distance, I don't think it can be avoided unless the person higher
up comes down.  The best managers see their employees, not the other way
round (that's my personal stance).
> 
> In my experience, these people are always open to hearing 
> about new ways of solving their problems.  I've never, ever 
> been afraid to passionately make suggestions.

Me neither, I've been there as well.  Tell them about facts and
alternatives, even if there isn't an immediate reaction and it can take
months before they come back, they do come back.

Stefan.


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