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Comment on what's a good answer to placate the c-suite if you're accused of lacking motivation and being unfriendly?

EditsHisComments@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

I don’t control the hiring process and I don’t control the incoming members of my team, so don’t assume I’m an idiot. My team has excellent performance and I was able to get approval for my team to grow from 30 to 60+ people.

IDK why you assume I don’t try to encourage my team, honestly. We get good results so I reward them well. If we performed poorly, I would have a different approach.

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null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I’m not assuming you’re an idiot, but I’m sure you agree that team members with some aspirations are better than those who like OP, tell you they’re only there for the money.

If you could choose, you surely wouldn’t choose the latter.

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- EditsHisComments@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Of course lol obviously I want a team member that works hard and is motivated. But also, people can change. Things happen in their lives that change their motivations and needs.
  
  If they just want money, that’s fine, but I’ve seen and experienced how pushing someone who is working decently (or great, even) can cause their performance to tank if they didn’t want to be pushed in first place.
  
  Managing large teams is less about managing their work and more about managing the people so that they can work more effectively.
  
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  - idiomaddict@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    
    Managing large teams is less about managing their work and more about managing the people so that they can work more effectively.
    
    Well done for realizing that within three years. It’s true for smaller teams as well, but with a smaller team, it’s possible to get away with managing their work, it just won’t be nearly as effective.
    
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  - null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Everything you’ve said here is pretty much the opposite of your initial “minimum job requirements” comment.
    
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- michaelmrose@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  In many jobs that is just asking for liars to front during the job interview
  
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  - null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Everyone lies in interviews. However, a lot of people don’t understand what will make them desirable so they lie about the wrong thing.
    
    Someone who understands the role enough to lie to make themselves seem desirable is better than someone who doesn’t.
    
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    michaelmrose@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    This is basically what a psychotic would say
    
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