Comments on: Company, manager and team loyalty are misunderstood

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By: Scot

Scot — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:01:50 +0000

Good notes here. Interestingly, I don’t mind managers making hard decisions based on good reasoning, including layoffs. But the method they go about making those decisions and how they execute them is what builds the loyalty and the trust.

That’s why I’d work for a manager that laid me off since I get how they are making the decisions.

Thanks for the comment.

By: Scot

Scot — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:01:00 +0000

That’s why I’d work for a manager that laid me off since I get how they are making the decisions.

Thanks for the comment.

By: tlcolson

tlcolson — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:28:10 +0000

Yes, loyalty to those things is different. I have to “Sell” my company each time I am recruiting for an open position. I have to believe that this is a great place to work. When I can no longer do that, its time for me to move on.

Sometimes its the “company” – ie. corporate decisions that cause me to not be able to “recommend” my company as a great place to work. Sometimes its my boss, sometimes its the peer team I work with. Each is different, and there are different solutions to each challenge.

I have found that when the “company” causes the lack of loyalty, there’s nothing to do but move on. When its a boss or peers, sometimes the damage can be repaired.

And in a layoff situation, I’d never put that onus on anyone except the top decision makers.

By: tlcolson

tlcolson — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:28:00 +0000

I have found that when the “company” causes the lack of loyalty, there’s nothing to do but move on. When its a boss or peers, sometimes the damage can be repaired.

And in a layoff situation, I’d never put that onus on anyone except the top decision makers.