ET-TU BOSS?
A COLLEAGUE OF MINE TEXTED ME IN DISTRESS.
SHE:- ?MY BOSS HAS DONE ME THE ULTIMATE DIS-SERVICE. HE HAS PLAYED BRUTUS TO ME BY PRESENTING HER IDEA AS HIS OWN.
ME:- THAT’S AWFUL. I KNOW HOW IT FEELS
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SHE :- HOW TO DEAL WITH THIS? SHOULD I CALL HIM OUT?
ME: NO, NO ONE WILL BELIEVE YOU, AS HE IS MUCH SENIOR AND CRAFTY.
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SHE: SHOULD I STOP PRESENTING IDEAS FOR IMPROVING SYSTEMS, SERVICES ?AND PROCEDURES
ME: NO, THAT WOULD YOU WOULD BE HARMING YOUR POTENTIAL AND STYMIEING YOUR GROWTH AS A PROFESSIONAL
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SHE: WHAT SHOULD I DO THEN
ME:- NURTURE YOUR IDEAS, REFINE THEM, MAKE THEM INCREDIBLE.THEN PRESENT THEM AS YOUR OWN AT A FORUM WHERE THE WORLD KNOWS THAT THEY ARE YOUR OWN ??- AN IDEATHON, A TOWN HALL, A FEEDBACK CORNER OF YOUR INTRANET. BE THE CROUCHING LEOPARD. GO FOR THE KILL BUT NEVER LET SOMEONE WALK OVER YOU AT WORK, EVEN THOUGH HE MAYBE YOUR BOSS
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Well, how many of us empathise with my colleague. I think all of us would have gone through such a situation as we slog it out on the Corporate turf, where winning is all that matters, Holding one’s own to what you stand for has always been always. Equally important is not to let someone else walk away with the fruits of your labour.
To the workhorses, who believe n working hard and happily let the others hog their limelight, I would like to strike a word of caution- Your growth, your happiness and your realising your own potential is ?your business – and if you let yourself? be manipulated by others on this count, you can never achieve the success which is rightfully yours.
If you think, that’s not important, just flip over. Read no further.
However, if you agree with the importance of the same, please do read on.
I would like to present some strategies to deal with a cuckoo- boss, who lays his ?ideas in the nest created by you:-
(i)????????????????? Do not share your opinions and suggestions with him – which he can pass-off as his own. Try to give him the cold shoulder and make him feel that his behaviour is resented.
(ii)??????????????? Pay him back in his own coin – gradually, let it be known to his colleagues and superiors, what an idea poacher he is. Encourage other colleagues to come out with their stories to others regarding his idea-poaching habit.
(iii)????????????? Watermark your work – Let your work carry your stamp- literally and figuratively – even if it might entail extra effort – learn to zealously guard your work as your own.
(iv)????????????? Try to create an environment at work where such behaviors are resented to the extent that people practising them are compelled to change such behaviors or their jobs.
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Do share your own “Et-Tu Boss” story in the comments section.
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1 个月She may not have known the full extent of the situation, such as the possibility that a similar idea was already being considered. However, any hurt feelings could have been avoided with honest and open communication.
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1 个月The wolrd is full of credit diggers. Best solution is not to share any idea with them in person rather share it in a forum where it can be listened. I started this approach only when I came to know about one such incident. In this contemporary world , where most of the colleagues or bosses tries to take benefit on the basis of our efforts , it is the high time to find a way for ourself. Another part of the story is that such bosses/colleagues can blame others for their own failures. So its better to be prepared for such situations too.