Better Communication Results - Latest Comments in BCR #26 – advance your career by monitoring your behaviour

Re: BCR #26 – advance your career by monitoring your behaviour

Lee — Sat, 25 Feb 2006 23:38:48 -0000

Just realised something -- don't you listen to the 'For Immediate Release' podcast? I present a 6min report every Monday...

You're mentioned in my report this week...

Re: BCR #26 – advance your career by monitoring your behaviour

Lee — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 23:58:09 -0000

Sure -- would First Class be okay? I just need to confirm booking dates and times -- can you shoot me over your credit card so I can prebook your hotel room for you. :-)

Re: BCR #26 – advance your career by monitoring your behaviour

Andrea Weckerle — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 12:49:45 -0000

Lee, I was going to ask *you* when my airline ticket is arriving...

With regard to podcasting, if I were invited, I would gladly be your guest. Just let me know :-)

Re: BCR #26 – advance your career by monitoring your behaviour

Lee — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 09:50:55 -0000

So when do we hear the voice behind the face of New Millennium PR then? And when are you flying me over to address your company on how to podcast and why you should? :-)

Re: BCR #26 – advance your career by monitoring your behaviour

Lee — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 09:48:52 -0000

Ahhh, indeed Andrea, that is probably the largest complaint I hear in companies. What goes on behind the boss' back is often what undermines performance. Not sure how you can address this, unless it is by getting a quorum together to air their views to the boss all at once, or else secretly videoing the offending behaviour (and *that's* a legal/HR minefield).

HR departments are supposed to be useful places to discuss these issues before going to the boss, or confronting the offending colleague. But if the offending employee is a 'favoured son or daughter' in the boss' eyes then sometimes all that is left for it is to either stick it out and hope they get promoted out, or else move yourself.

The stress of working with someone like that is sometimes too hard to bear -- especially as you start doubting yourself, your ethics, your perceptions and your sanity if no one else sees the offending behaviour.

Re: BCR #26 – advance your career by monitoring your behaviour

Andrea Weckerle — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 09:39:29 -0000

Lee, so that's the voice behind the words!

BTW, I found your point about competent vs. spectacular employees very interesting. With regard to future topics, I’ve always been interested in questions related to dealing with competitive colleagues whose approach to “getting ahead” involves misrepresenting and sometimes sabotaging the reputation and work of others. This becomes particularly problematic when the boss doesn’t witness this behavior and therefore thinks highly of the offending employee.