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ERE Webinar from 3/9/11, presented by Patrick Reilly and Tony DeblauweTRANSCRIPT
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Handling Issues with the Abrasive Executive New Hire
Patrick Reilly Resources In Action, Inc. Member Boss Whispering Institute
Tony Deblauwe HR4Change
Presentation for: March 9, 2011 ERE Webinar
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Patrick Reilly is President of Resources In Action, Inc., a firm specializing in executive coaching and consulting. He has worked extensively with leaders in the health care, financial services, technology, and utility sectors for more than 25 years, internationally and in the US. His passion is getting leaders into action for success and satisfaction.
Tony Deblauwe is the Founder of consulting firm HR4Change and is a Sr. Human Resources Practitioner for a global technology firm. He has worked in several technology companies managing a variety Human Resources functions for over 15 years. He is an awarding-winning author, app developer, and blogger. He has been quoted in several media sources including TheLadders, CareerBuilder and SmartMoney.
About the Presenters
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Based on the Work of Dr. Laura Crawshaw and Tony Deblauwe
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Bad Hire Story…
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Hiring the Executive Leader: Great Expectations
Recruiting Objective #1: Hire a competent, driven leader that significantly impacts productivity and competitive advantage.
Recruiting Objective #2: Hire a leader that inspires people and fits with the culture.
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After Hire: Problems Surface
Early Feedback: Word gets back to staffing team that leader has communication issues.
Staffing Process Impact: Reports that morale is declining lead to questions about hiring process.
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Tools You Will Learn
• Abrasive Leader Overview
• TAD Dynamic
• Staffing Team as Coach
• Reducing Risk in Hiring Process
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Abrasive Boss or Tyrant: Definition
Any individual charged with managerial authority whose interpersonal behavior causes emotional distress to employees sufficient to disrupt personal and organizational functioning.
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Impact of Abrasive Bosses
CCL survey: 74% of successful executives had at least one intolerable boss
Gallup survey: Main reason people quit
Absenteeism
Lowered morale/productivity
Increased legal actions
Retaliation: sabotage, homicide
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What These Bosses Do
Overreact Over control Threaten Humiliate Condescend
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Facing Abrasive Bosses: Common Assumptions
Intent: harm others
Means: domination
Behavior: uncontrolled
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Abrasive Bosses: Research Findings
Intent: “do what it takes to get the job done” (they are defending against the threat of being perceived to be incompetent)
Means: dominate (exert control) through aggression/intimidation or indifference
Behavior: treatable
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Driven to Win: The TAD Dynamic
THREAT DEFENSE ANXIETY
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Abrasive Bosses
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Management’s Flight Response
Denial
Displacement
Delay
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What Can Staffing Do?
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Success Requirements: New Hire Leader
Engage leader immediately following feedback of communication or style conflict.
Understand differences that might exist with position expectations and reality.
Talk to the hiring manager to understand why this might be happening.
Don’t become HR but do show concern with the company’s investment in the right human capital.
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Coaching: Make Leader See the Impact of Their Behavior
Investigate & document reports of distress by co-workers
Present early feedback of distressed perceptions to abrasive boss
Don’t get pulled into defensive “fact battles” of “what really happened” or “who’s really at fault” Instead….
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Success Requirements: Hiring Manager
Visibility: Hiring Manager sees the impact of the new hire leader behavior.
Call to Action: Hiring Manager must protect his/her hiring choice and takes accountability for solutions.
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Advantages of Influencing: Everyone Wins
Staffing team retains credibility by proactively addressing concerns with new hire
Hiring managers receive support to address concerns and get things back on track
New hire leader adjusts, achieves balance, or self-selects out
Groundwork is laid for HR intervention if required
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What if the Abrasive New Hire Leader can’t change?
Risk reduced by early actions of Staffing team Company is spared further disruption by holding on to a bad hire Staffing process can be modified for new sourcing
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Avoiding Problems: Profiling Tactics
Ask team related questions “What would people say about your leadership style?” “How many people have you promoted in your career?” “How do you delegate during crisis and rapid change?”
Ask cross-functional support related questions “How do you partner effectively with departments not in your immediate control? “How have you navigated a matrixed environment successfully?” “What do you do when your project is delayed due to delays in another team?”
Link recruitment, selection, and onboarding more carefully
Design and develop a more impactful recruiting program
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Q & A
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Questions?
Patrick Reilly Resources in Action, Inc.
510-524-4934 [email protected]
www.resourcesinaction.com
Tony Deblauwe HR4Change
[email protected] 408-840-1000
www.hr4change.com