New managers often don’t have a clear idea of how things are done and which employees they can rely on. So they need time to become comfortable in their role.
But when Reddit user MichigaCur, who worked at a cell phone network company, got a new boss, the guy started immediately doing things his way. One of the changes that he made was a hard ban on competitors’ services.
However, as MichigaCur explained in his post on the subreddit ‘Malicious Compliance,’ this became a problem when their own infrastructure started malfunctioning.
New bosses should learn the ins and outs of the company before making changes
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But as this cell phone tower technician learned, not all of them do
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The firing of the new boss’s boss shouldn’t come as a surprise
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The consequences of such failures can reverberate throughout an organization, and have a long-lasting impact.
“Managers have an outsized influence on their team members while being key players in nurturing the organization’s culture. When a transitioning leader is struggling, their direct reports perform 15% worse on average than those who report to a high-performing manager,” personal branding expert and cofounder of CareerBlast William Arruda said. “They’re also 20% likelier to leave the organization or be disengaged … We all know people don’t leave bad companies, they leave bad managers.”
According to the Center for Creative Leadership, there are four skills every new manager must master:
- self-awareness;
- communication;
- influence;
- learning agility.
Judging from the Redditor’s post, his boss’s boss lacked at least a couple, if not all of these.
Very few American workers say their superior is dismissive (13%) and arrogant (12%), so the ones that are really stand out.
As his post went viral, the worker shared more information on the ordeal in the comments
Some of the reactions involved people sharing similar experiences
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