I Am A Former Peer

Submitted by mauzenne on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 08:58.
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Our guidance how to deal with not being promoted, when your former team member is now your boss.

One of the most requested Manager Tools casts was ‘How To Manage a Disgruntled, Non-Promoted Direct’. The cast was written for new managers whose former peers were struggling with the new relationship.

But what if you’re the person who wasn’t promoted. How do you deal with your own feelings and develop a new, productive, respectful, manager-direct relationship?


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Submitted by josephxb on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 06:18.

A poll/question

Assume that you were able to put your feelings behind you. Your new boss decides to go with  a project plan which you think (with much certainty) will fail.You talk to your boss privately. Your boss disagrees. You "murder" your suggestion and put it your best effort to implement the plan. The plan (and project) fails.

Is it professional to say - "I did what my boss told me to do, so it's not my problem?"