The
new broom
- Executives
coming into a company in a senior position feel vulnerable and
are anxious to prove themselves quickly.
- By
acting precipitatively, they alienate the people they most need
to help them achieve anything. Hesitant team members are than
seen as resistant to change.
- Sweeping
aside inherited subordinates is sometimes necessary, but is often
a defensive reaction to eliminate perceived enemies.
- The
desire to bring in colleagues from your former company is also
an emotional response to the loss of your support group.
- Under
pressure to deliver quickly, you may welcome scapegoats as a way
of buying time.
- Firing
people helps you to assert your authority, but may simply be your
need to act aggressivly out of a feeling of being cornered.
- Putting
forward your ideas for change too quickly will almost certainly
cause resistance, which will "justify" getting rid of
people.
- But
maybe your need to make your mark quickly caused the resistance
in the first place rather than your ideas themselves.
|
The
new broom - sweeping all before you?
|
