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This is not a universal rule. Really not -- there's an important exception that people (especially managers) tend to forget. Reflect on issues where they happe
by sz4kerto 4y ago
This is not a universal rule. Really not -- there's an important exception that people (especially managers) tend to forget.
Reflect on issues where they happened.
I.e. if someone is an asshole on a meeting, you (as a leader) need to reflect on that on the meeting. You can address the details in private, but not reflecting on it in front of the people who got hurt/offended is wrong as it approves the bad behaviour.
- nvarsj 4y agoDefinitely. I've heard stories of meetings where someone openly sexually harassed a coworker, and the manager didn't say a word. Maybe they talked to them privately, but that kind of behavior needs to addressed immediately, in public, otherwise people mistake silence as tacit approval.
- darkerside 4y agoI struggle with this one, too. I don't like to criticize in public, but you CAN miss the opportunity if you are dogmatic about not doing it. One idea to do this better is, to day something about the behavior in real time without criticizing. People know that you noticed, and you can later talk about "that time in the meeting", and there's no doubt about what you're referencing. But you don't have to pick out your nuanced words in a high pressure real time scenario.