Days of Our Lives
Take a look at these postings from earlier this year:
Tuesday, January 08, 2002 - Situation - A is a good leader. A leads the HR organization for the corporation. B could be termed a bad leader. B oversees the knowledge organization. C is a leader of a project that has a real bad reputation - large financial impact to corporate bottom line. B reports to C. Repeatedly, complaints from B's team, about B's bad leadership and decisions about people, are reported to C. C takes no action to address the problems. B is also responsible for an automation organization and reports to D. Concerns about B's behavior have also been raised with D. D and B discuss the situation and no corrective actions are evident. The organization changes. It has now been determined that the knowledge organization that previously reported to B, will now be a component of A's HR organization. [Actually, this is the ideal solution, from the perspective of the team!.] However, A is given another assignment. C is reassigned to lead the HR organization, previously led by A.
Wednesday, January 09, 2002 - The chairs have now been rearranged on the deck of the USS GWC, and it is too early to tell if there has been any impact on keeping the boat afloat. As suspected, C has now taken A's position, but the rumor of changes in B's scope of influence have not materialized - at least on the initial review. B is not specifically named in the new org chart, but the two existing areas of responsiblity are still listed under the control of D. [I should have noted before that B had two bosses - C and D.]
NOW, just when you think things couldn't have become more bizarre, the latest reorganization has B reporting to D who now reports to C! It is also a known fact that C & D do not like each other, and the rumors of D looking for other opportunities may become reality sooner rather than later. The result: B reporting to C again - DEJA FREAKING VU.
Tuesday, January 08, 2002 - Situation - A is a good leader. A leads the HR organization for the corporation. B could be termed a bad leader. B oversees the knowledge organization. C is a leader of a project that has a real bad reputation - large financial impact to corporate bottom line. B reports to C. Repeatedly, complaints from B's team, about B's bad leadership and decisions about people, are reported to C. C takes no action to address the problems. B is also responsible for an automation organization and reports to D. Concerns about B's behavior have also been raised with D. D and B discuss the situation and no corrective actions are evident. The organization changes. It has now been determined that the knowledge organization that previously reported to B, will now be a component of A's HR organization. [Actually, this is the ideal solution, from the perspective of the team!.] However, A is given another assignment. C is reassigned to lead the HR organization, previously led by A.
Wednesday, January 09, 2002 - The chairs have now been rearranged on the deck of the USS GWC, and it is too early to tell if there has been any impact on keeping the boat afloat. As suspected, C has now taken A's position, but the rumor of changes in B's scope of influence have not materialized - at least on the initial review. B is not specifically named in the new org chart, but the two existing areas of responsiblity are still listed under the control of D. [I should have noted before that B had two bosses - C and D.]
NOW, just when you think things couldn't have become more bizarre, the latest reorganization has B reporting to D who now reports to C! It is also a known fact that C & D do not like each other, and the rumors of D looking for other opportunities may become reality sooner rather than later. The result: B reporting to C again - DEJA FREAKING VU.
posted by epiclectic at 8:30 PM
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