Hi Christine
One of the MT/CT rules is don't manage up the food chain. If said manager asks you how you know something, you can mention MT/CT. Or if said manager overhears you mention them to a co-worker. Otherwise, pretty slippery slope.
Submitted by Tom Hausmann on Wednesday July 31st, 2013 12:41 pm
I'm with *rntt1 on this one. A suggestion may be interpreted as "You're doing it wrong..." and that would not go over well. Whenever I was asked about what I do for professional development MT/CT would come up in conversation.
Submitted by Christine Dr. … on Wednesday July 31st, 2013 2:04 pm
If you're asking how you can get your boss to adopt MT practices, I can't help you. But there are other ways to get "lucky" if you're talking about getting your organization to adopt 03s and other processes. In this context that old quote attributed to everyone from Socrates to Darryl Royal is in play: "Luck is when preparation meets opportunity."
Therefore become the best manager you can be. If you become a standout, you are more likely to be sought out for advice by peers and to serve on work groups that might be studying ways to improve your culture, reduce turnover, or improve employee engagement. There's your opening.
Second, if you have the opportunity, mentor others when you feel you're ready. Then when a more inexperienced manager asks you about your model, there's another opening. (If your organization does not have a mentor program, suggest it.)
Not quite the easy solution you were hoping for, but change is seldom easy.
Submitted by James Marland on Thursday August 1st, 2013 1:23 pm
Don't manage up
Hi Christine
One of the MT/CT rules is don't manage up the food chain. If said manager asks you how you know something, you can mention MT/CT. Or if said manager overhears you mention them to a co-worker. Otherwise, pretty slippery slope.
Don't unless asked...
I'm with *rntt1 on this one. A suggestion may be interpreted as "You're doing it wrong..." and that would not go over well. Whenever I was asked about what I do for professional development MT/CT would come up in conversation.
Thanks for confirming that
Thanks for confirming that for me!
Cheers,
Christine
Lead by Example
If you're asking how you can get your boss to adopt MT practices, I can't help you. But there are other ways to get "lucky" if you're talking about getting your organization to adopt 03s and other processes. In this context that old quote attributed to everyone from Socrates to Darryl Royal is in play: "Luck is when preparation meets opportunity."
Therefore become the best manager you can be. If you become a standout, you are more likely to be sought out for advice by peers and to serve on work groups that might be studying ways to improve your culture, reduce turnover, or improve employee engagement. There's your opening.
Second, if you have the opportunity, mentor others when you feel you're ready. Then when a more inexperienced manager asks you about your model, there's another opening. (If your organization does not have a mentor program, suggest it.)
Not quite the easy solution you were hoping for, but change is seldom easy.
Oh look, someone already asked my question
I just asked this question. Whoops!