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I am a Public Safety Manager at a very large Hospital in Atlanta, GA (Grady Health System) I currently manage 22 Security Officer, 2 Lead Officers and 2 Security Supervisors. I work the Night Shift 10:30 PM to 7:00 AM.
Here are my issues
1. The other manager is so pathetic, so every thing I do to improve myself and improve my production is interpreted by my boss as another opportunity to show the other managers incompetence. I failed to mention that the other manager is my boss's very close friend.
2. Is it really that serious to meet with Security Officers weekly, and if so, that's about 13 hours a out of a 40 hour work week
3. How do I improve myself without it being interpreted as showing off.
4. How do I get my boss to understand that my attempts of becoming a better manager is because I strive to improve my skills and serve my Officers.
26 directs?
1. This is not a question. The issue is not your business, it seems. Does it make you less effective?
2. Are all 26 direct reports to you? i.e. are you responsible for their annual performance review? Or are the two lead officers each running a group? Or are you sharing some of that responsibility with your colleague? If you are the real manager for all 26, then you are up to 13 hours of weekly one-on-ones. That is a lot, but most probably a lot of your current time is taken by ad-hoc meetings with these same people. It still leaves 27 hours per week available (really available, much less disturbed) for your other work.
3-4. Show results that matter. Make your boss and directs happy.
Good luck !
I can see why you have to tread carefully if you feel that your boss is being defensive around your peer when he is your bosses’ friend and your improved performance will reflect badly on him.
How do you know this is what this is interpreted as? Has your boss said so?
I guess that trying not to make a big deal about changes you are making to your management style and quietly carrying out the changes could be a good way to go. I suspect the improved results you will get by having one on ones will speak for them selves. If you carry out one on ones with all 26 staff this will for sure get a lot of attention so maybe start with the 2 Lead Officers and 2 Security Supervisors. If and when they grow to like the one on ones suggest that they carry them out with the rest of the staff.
Maybe you can just say to your boss you don’t know if it will work but you would like to try it and see if it works. You don’t want to imply that you are a better manger than him or that could compound your problem.
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