I have been the IT Director for a small staff of 3 (2 actually and one open position) for 3 months. These guys are making me NUTS! One of them is constantly belittling the other’s skills (not entirely wrong all the time) and the one who is belittled is constantly complaining about his work load. I am NOT a hands on manager based upon the fact that my last management position required me to drop my technical skills and only work in an administrative capacity. The Sr. guy here, I believe, looks at that as a huge negative against me. He will side step everything I say and will interject his opinions even after I have made a firm and final decision. They had been allowed to more or less come into the office at any time in the morning, sometimes not until 10am, and feel that’s appropriate service to our users as long as someone has their cell phone number to call in case of an emergency. I do not manage that way, nor will I.
I left IT Management once due to the high stress and the effects it had on my health and family life. I do NOT want to get back into that same rut.
How do you handle staff that you have inherited in this manner and have you been able to turn it around into a positive, well defined team environment?
