Last week I scheduled my first 03s. They begin in two weeks. This is a brand new idea to my group. No previous manager has done attempted such a thing. One of my DRs seems a little resistant but the rest seem excited to begin.
As a contributor, I would have liked the opportunity. As a manager, I feel like I'm missing a lot of information from my folks and don't have an appropriate time to discuss those matters. I'm feeling this after only a few weeks in the job. How do managers go years without O3s?
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They go for years without O3's because of that remarkable capacity in all humans called "rationalization."
I'm doing fine / I'm not doing O3's / Therefore, I don't need to do O3's.
-or-
I hate the idea of O3's / Things are OK / See, I don't need O3's.
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There are also good managers who just don't know about the formalism. They stay in touch, do kind things, measure results, work for their people's promotions, meet once in while...
and they are effective. Just not as effective as they could be.
John
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I'll go with that. Without MT, I wouldn't be aware of the formality. I've never been managed this way. I'll just say that I'm feeling quite lost in many ways and I think this will be a big help. I'll report back with the results.
The first O3s
Here's an anecdote from this morning.
My wife is pregnant, as is the wife of one of my directs. The direct told his wife about the pregnancy chat he and I shared in yesterday's O3. This is the first I've heard of him sharing his O3s with his wife, and I'd probably be naive if I thought it was the only instance of him sharing things with his wife.
I think that's awesome. He's talking to his wife about our relationship. His wife also works in our organization (different division), and so she probably sees me as less of "my husband's faceless boss" and more like "supercool boss" :lol:
Powerful tool you're about to employ here. Enjoy the journey!
BJ