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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Never been a director but as an employee I would want you to have a clear understanding of what I do, why and how I do it. I would also want you to seek my opinion on what has been going on and what you seek to do. I would sit down with each person individually to do this. Let them know you value their opinion, even if you don't agree. Nothing worse than a new boss breezing in without asking for the opinions of the people who do the actual work.[/quote]

Employees like you sound like the reason Op was hired. Too entrenched in the was things have already been done, no ability to change. It's fine for a new bad o figure ou that employees do but she should be looking for suggesting improvements along the way.[/quote]

I disagree.  I've been in my organization over 10 years and I can't tell you how many times I have seen people come in without asking any questions and making the same mistakes over and over.  It is the same pattern - they come in, implement something new, get an award, then the whole thing blows up and they leave.  Those of us who stay get to clean up the mess - again.  Yes, there is always room for improvement and fresh ideas can be helpful, but it is critical to understand WHY things are done the way they are done so that you can anticipate issues that may come up and develop solutions BEFORE implementing change.[/quote]

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