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Subject:RE: On Office Politics and Being the New Kid From:"Ron Hearn" <RHearn -at- cucbc -dot- com> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Mon, 6 Feb 2006 16:27:59 -0800
I think the possible blindsiding of the site administrator might create
a difficult working relationship down the line. It's only fair to her to
let her know that there is an issue about documenting the site and if it
can't be resolved, only then escalate it. One thing I've found in what
seems like centuries in the workplace is that it's best to get along
with as many people as possible because you don't know who you might be
working for in the future.
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Subject: Re: On Office Politics and Being the New Kid
Gene Kim-Eng wrote:
"Janice Gelb" <janice -dot- gelb -at- sun -dot- com> wrote:
>
>> If your manager confirms that they are, you can tell the
>> person who has been maintaining the site that you have the
>> authority to ask for changes. In a nice way, of course :->>
>
> I agree up to this point. If Lori's manager is on the ball,
> he/she will avoid the need for Lori to do this by:
>
> a) If Lori's manager also manages the intranet site manager,
> announcing at the next staff meeting that he/she is taking
advantage
> of Lori's document experience by assigning her to review the
> documents on the intranet site and revise them to make
> improvements, and instructing staff to direct any issues they have
> with the existing docs to Lori
>
> b) If the intranet site manager works for a different
> manager, advising that manager that the company
> now has an individual on staff with real document
> experience and securing that manager's agreement
> to transfer responsibility for document revisions to
> Lori (the other manager then makes the above
> announcement)
>
> c) If there is not sufficient support for Lori to take on
> the documents, instructing Lori to submit her suggestions
> to the intranet site manager and then move on to her
> next project.
>
Hard to judge any of this without knowing more about
the environment, of course. In some environments and
with some people, this might be the best way. In
others, the site administrator might feel blindsided
by this approach.
>
> Good managers do not dump responsibilities on subordinates
> without plowing the field to clear a path for them to successfully
> meet them.
>
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