Sometimes, it sucks being a "people's manager." We want to encourage our employees... but not bust their confidence. And in doing so... we lay ourselves out for criticism also.
Case in point... I entrusted an employee to "do the right thing." I did 90% of the work for this person. And in the end... she was still able to mess up. Not only mess up... but mess up in front of the big boss.
I hate getting emails on Sunday night at 10PM asking me, "Why is this so hard???"
Ughhhhhhhhhhh................ You claim their glory when they do right. You take the blame when they screw up. It goes both ways.
Sometimes, I wish I was more strict and ruled with an iron fist. At least I won't get 10PM emails from the big boss.
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