The Young Leader Challenge: Dealing with a boss who delagates work at the last moment
The workplace of today is not the easiest of places to settle into comfortably. With the daily pulls & pushes from clients & customers, demanding bosses, tight deadlines...the list goes on.
The objective of The Young Leader Challenge is to bring together and share various perspectives around a circumstance/issue that one could face in the workplace.
Case Study
Sumeet and his colleagues are always struggling to meet the deadlines. The reason is their boss who is good-natured and competent, but procrastinates. He waits till the last moment to delegate work. He wants changes in presentations, reports etc. at the last minute. The team is finding it difficult to cope. What should they do?
A. Seek a meeting and explain their problem to the boss
B. Send more follow-up mails when boss’s response is pending
C. Get boss’s boss to intervene
D. Live with the problem; the boss is always right
Let us know your comments (50 words max.) by today.
Please remember to share your full name as part of the answer.
The best answers will be featured in The Economic Times issue dated 2 November, 2012.
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