My subordinates won’t do what I tell them to
April 19, 2024
I’m a manager and one of the things I struggle with most is getting my employees to do what I tell them to do. I don’t often play “the boss” and insist, but on those rare occasions I do it’d be nice if they did, no questions asked. They’re highly skilled and exceptional employees otherwise, and I appreciate the fact that they care about their work enough to think these things through for themselves. But as part of the management team, I’m often privy to information that makes my way best. How do I get them to understand this? All of this back and forth seems like a big waste of time to me, but nor do I want to seem like an a**hole… – Name withheld I believe it was Henry Ford who once said: “Why
