After my boss's blow up and firey exit, I was curious to see how today was going to turn out. Much like I'd expect to see, the affected personnel formed a bit of a survivors cult against my boss. I did my best to discourage this, and not participate, not because i didn't agree with them, but because I'm going to have to work with this guy whenever he gets back.
It never ceases to amaze how relationships work. I mean you build up a working relationship for months/years and one action, one misspoken word, can completely shatter everything forcing you to more or less start out from scratch.
Its a good thing to keep in mind though. Whenever you get really upset in situations like that, you can't afford to lose it. Your momentary outbust might get what you need done then and there, but the trust and respect it cost you takes a long time to build back up again. Is it worth it to blow your top, just to get immediate results? What are the benefits of having the trust and respect of your subordinates? Is it better for you to be feared or respected? Yeah, thats a bit too machiavellian for my tastes.
Anywho, there are several short notices suspenses that have popped up today, that I'm trying to work. Thats part of the other reason why I'm not joining the cult of those who were scorned by their leader. I need to get them to work these suspenses for me, and if i go down to their level, I lose authority to enforce suspenses. There was some pushback at first, but i got them to start work without to much resistence.
A plus today is the AB who continues to shine. I gave him several tasks today and he preformed admirably. I made sure to point out where he did a good job. I need to remind him to take notes so i can write a letter of evaluation on him when its his time to move on.
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