AboutDoug Staneart Expertise Doug Staneart can answer questions about gaining cooperation from, motivating, and influencing coworkers and employers. He is also an expert on how to avoid and resolve conflicts as well as other issues dealing with long term business relationships.
Experience
Doug Staneart has been a speaker and trainer for over ten years specializing in public speaking, leadership training, and team building. Doug is CEO of The Leader?s Institute® (Leadership Training) based in Dallas and author of the books 40 Ways to Influence People and Fearless Presentations. He has accumulated over 2700 hours of classroom coaching and training and began his career with Dale Carnegie Training® where he was recognized on numerous occasions for superior instruction.
Expert: Doug Staneart Date: 12/5/2007 Subject: How to deal with possible housecleaning temp bosses
Question We have a very dysfunctional office and management has finally gotten smart and gotten rid of the last bad manager, but now we have people from a temporary agency coming in to be our "managers" for about 4 months and may employees feel that these people will recommend farming out several sections of the department. On top of this we have some people who backstab, you name it they do it, and I am not sure how to deal with these new temporary managers, how much to say, not say. What is best in situations like this? Thanks
Answer Sheryl,
Just keep in mind that if the temps don't work, everything will get very bad for all of you folks, so do whatever you can to help the temp managers. Forget about the backstabbers, because if the temp managers are worth their salt, they will get rid of these folks first. Just keep your head down and be as helpful as you can to the managers. They will reward you.
