Hi Seniors,
I need your help and guidance on this matter. Who should one approach in case an employee at a mid-managerial level is suppressed, targeted, and mentally tortured by an immediate boss? The employee is not being heard and is not receiving any support from the management. I need guidance from the seniors, please.
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From India, Mumbai
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I need your help and guidance on this matter. Who should one approach in case an employee at a mid-managerial level is suppressed, targeted, and mentally tortured by an immediate boss? The employee is not being heard and is not receiving any support from the management. I need guidance from the seniors, please.
Regards
From India, Mumbai
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Hi Seniors,
I need your help and guidance on this matter. Who should one approach in case an employee at a mid-managerial level is suppressed, targeted, and mentally tortured by an immediate boss? The employee is not being heard and is not getting any support from the management. I need guidance from the seniors, please.
Thanks & regards,
Kiran Kumar A
Cell: 9032335577
From India, Tanuku
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I need your help and guidance on this matter. Who should one approach in case an employee at a mid-managerial level is suppressed, targeted, and mentally tortured by an immediate boss? The employee is not being heard and is not getting any support from the management. I need guidance from the seniors, please.
Thanks & regards,
Kiran Kumar A
Cell: 9032335577
From India, Tanuku
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Dear Sunil,
There is nothing like employee grievance at the top management. The case that you have mentioned happens at many places. The latest instance is of Mr. Vikram Pandit quitting Citi Bank.
However, we need to analyze why this is happening. Following could be the scenarios:
a) The top boss has very high-fi qualification but lacks ground experience. He/she does not know ground realities and neither cares to know. Secondly, the boss has worked in quite high-fi companies. He wanted to bring the culture of that company. He is unable to do that and downloading his frustration on his junior.
b) The top boss is weak. He/she lacks functional expertise. He/she has a fear that his/her smart junior may outshine him/her. He/she is using authority to hide his/her weaknesses. Secondly, the boss may lack soft skills. He is happy rubbing anybody and everybody the wrong way.
c) The junior manager has risen from the ranks. He has learned the tricks of the trade because of his long stay in a certain function. However, his knowledge base is quite low. He has neither cared to develop his knowledge base.
d) The junior has only the technical or functional expertise. He lacks soft skills or business etiquettes or lacks financial understanding of the business. The junior is impervious to the technological changes that have happened in the last decade.
e) The junior manager lacks commercial sense.
f) The junior manager was developed under the aegis of some seniors. He was constantly given some instruction. Now over a period he is just unable to take decisions on his own and expects the boss to guide. The boss does not like to do that. He wants his junior to be a self-starter.
g) There is a complete mismatch between the personality of the boss and his/her junior. Their thought processes are completely different.
h) There is a generation gap between these two persons. The top boss is in no mood to come to terms with the new business culture where social media also plays a culture.
i) The top boss is a stickler for quality. He wants a systematic work culture. The junior may not be accustomed to this type of work culture.
j) The boss's boss or MD/Chairman may not want this junior. The Chairman or MD has instructed to remove this junior manager so harassment is done. By doing this, it is assumed that the junior manager may put in his papers. In fact, the Chairman or MD does not want this junior manager, and he/she is firing bullets keeping the gun on the shoulder of some senior manager.
k) There is politics going on at the board level. One of the board members perceives this junior manager as a supporter of another member at the board. Hence this harassment.
The best way is to sit with the top manager, and the junior should understand what he wants exactly. The second thing the junior manager can do is to note down why his senior has pulled him up. He can scrutinize a dozen odd entries and find out whether any pattern emerges.
Ok...
Dinesh V Divekar
From India, Bangalore
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8223There is nothing like employee grievance at the top management. The case that you have mentioned happens at many places. The latest instance is of Mr. Vikram Pandit quitting Citi Bank.
However, we need to analyze why this is happening. Following could be the scenarios:
a) The top boss has very high-fi qualification but lacks ground experience. He/she does not know ground realities and neither cares to know. Secondly, the boss has worked in quite high-fi companies. He wanted to bring the culture of that company. He is unable to do that and downloading his frustration on his junior.
b) The top boss is weak. He/she lacks functional expertise. He/she has a fear that his/her smart junior may outshine him/her. He/she is using authority to hide his/her weaknesses. Secondly, the boss may lack soft skills. He is happy rubbing anybody and everybody the wrong way.
c) The junior manager has risen from the ranks. He has learned the tricks of the trade because of his long stay in a certain function. However, his knowledge base is quite low. He has neither cared to develop his knowledge base.
d) The junior has only the technical or functional expertise. He lacks soft skills or business etiquettes or lacks financial understanding of the business. The junior is impervious to the technological changes that have happened in the last decade.
e) The junior manager lacks commercial sense.
f) The junior manager was developed under the aegis of some seniors. He was constantly given some instruction. Now over a period he is just unable to take decisions on his own and expects the boss to guide. The boss does not like to do that. He wants his junior to be a self-starter.
g) There is a complete mismatch between the personality of the boss and his/her junior. Their thought processes are completely different.
h) There is a generation gap between these two persons. The top boss is in no mood to come to terms with the new business culture where social media also plays a culture.
i) The top boss is a stickler for quality. He wants a systematic work culture. The junior may not be accustomed to this type of work culture.
j) The boss's boss or MD/Chairman may not want this junior. The Chairman or MD has instructed to remove this junior manager so harassment is done. By doing this, it is assumed that the junior manager may put in his papers. In fact, the Chairman or MD does not want this junior manager, and he/she is firing bullets keeping the gun on the shoulder of some senior manager.
k) There is politics going on at the board level. One of the board members perceives this junior manager as a supporter of another member at the board. Hence this harassment.
The best way is to sit with the top manager, and the junior should understand what he wants exactly. The second thing the junior manager can do is to note down why his senior has pulled him up. He can scrutinize a dozen odd entries and find out whether any pattern emerges.
Ok...
Dinesh V Divekar
From India, Bangalore
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Dear Mr. Kiran Kumar,
Would you be kind enough to share one or more reasons for being targeted by your immediate boss? There must be something wrong between these gentlemen.
Once I receive your reply, I will submit my views and opinions.
With profound regards,
From India, Chennai
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Would you be kind enough to share one or more reasons for being targeted by your immediate boss? There must be something wrong between these gentlemen.
Once I receive your reply, I will submit my views and opinions.
With profound regards,
From India, Chennai
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Hi,
Just joined the site, and the first thing that caught my attention is this thread. I would like to share possible reasons.
1. Being targeted by your immediate superior does not always mean the boss doesn't like you and wants you out. It could be a method to motivate subordinates. Sometimes, bosses will try to find the correct way how their expectations are understood by the subordinates. If targeting is the method that is working or successful and subordinates are improving the way the boss wants, then expect more targeting.
2. Questionable loyalty could be one reason for the targeting. If you are positively responding to other bosses and responding differently to your boss, your boss will definitely have a negative impression of you.
3. Subordinates not achieving the objectives given by the superior could be a reason. For example, if everyone in your company did not achieve the targets and you are the only one scolded, you yourself must think of the reasons why. It could be because your objectives are the most important in your operation and would have a big effect if not achieved.
You know this problem exists everywhere, and one should adapt. If one thinks that he/she is better than what superiors think or say, then it's better to find another boss (company).
Best regards
From Bangladesh, Dhaka
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Just joined the site, and the first thing that caught my attention is this thread. I would like to share possible reasons.
1. Being targeted by your immediate superior does not always mean the boss doesn't like you and wants you out. It could be a method to motivate subordinates. Sometimes, bosses will try to find the correct way how their expectations are understood by the subordinates. If targeting is the method that is working or successful and subordinates are improving the way the boss wants, then expect more targeting.
2. Questionable loyalty could be one reason for the targeting. If you are positively responding to other bosses and responding differently to your boss, your boss will definitely have a negative impression of you.
3. Subordinates not achieving the objectives given by the superior could be a reason. For example, if everyone in your company did not achieve the targets and you are the only one scolded, you yourself must think of the reasons why. It could be because your objectives are the most important in your operation and would have a big effect if not achieved.
You know this problem exists everywhere, and one should adapt. If one thinks that he/she is better than what superiors think or say, then it's better to find another boss (company).
Best regards
From Bangladesh, Dhaka
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Dear Kiran,
He must directly approach the topmost person to be heard. He will get a clear picture by the gestures and words he/she uses while you are explaining your problems.
You need to keep your ears on the grapevine communication of your organization to know the big picture of this harassment. Only when you get to know what exactly has happened, you can proceed further.
Regards,
Bharghavi
From India, Bangalore
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He must directly approach the topmost person to be heard. He will get a clear picture by the gestures and words he/she uses while you are explaining your problems.
You need to keep your ears on the grapevine communication of your organization to know the big picture of this harassment. Only when you get to know what exactly has happened, you can proceed further.
Regards,
Bharghavi
From India, Bangalore
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