I have a person on my staff that is easily the most talented IT guy I’ve work with. He seemingly can do it all and can do it quickly and without supervision. I’ve been working hard to get this guy more exposure, more money, etc. and he is really at the peak of our company pay scale for someone that is not a manager of other employees.
He’s expressed an interest in doing more and making more and I would like him to do this with my company and on my larger team.
The problem: In group settings the guy is a train wreck. He will either shrink quietly into a corner and defer to anyone else in the room or he will annoyingly finish everyone’s sentances, make really bad (sometimes offensive) jokes, etc. A bit of a Jeckel and Hyde… I’ve talked to him about this and he is very sensative and doesn’t react well. Still, he wants to manage people and get more freedom and interesting projects. These aren’t good traits for a manager of others.
I don’t want this guy to leave my company (we need more people like him and frankly, it only helps me as a manager to have others really kick butt on my team.) How can I approach him with this constructive criticism and help him get what he and I want?
I’m pursuing the creation of a new position in our new fiscal year but I don’t have high hopes that this will happen as HR is very much against this kind of deal.