Dear Doug: Power-seeking behaviors in the workplace
Dear Doug: Backstabbing Employee
Dear Doug:
One of my subordinates invariably puts himself in a positive light at my expense in front of my manager. He's either not truthful or fails to give the whole story. Should I say something or let it go?
Signed,
Slighted
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Dear Slighted,
Other columnists might suggest that you carefully, professionally and in a mature way correct his comments, so that your manager doesn't buy into the misinformation. Such columnists might also suggest a private encounter with the employee, letting him know you expect the cheap shots to stop. There might even be an allusion to the behavior as a "power game."Indeed.
Left unsaid is that power-seeking behaviors, especially those coming at the ...
