How to deal with "size cat combo?

Keywords: superior workplace communication up management office politics

From the North and play the "struggle upstream" poker games, often called the King and John were big cats, Kitty. Size cat at the desk, the power, you can manage any combination of all the cards, the so-called "size cat at the same time, any card without any problem."

In the company, we will put the big boss (indirect boss) compared to a "big cat", small business owners (L2) compared to a "cat". Playing cards, also has a large, kitten, is great. However, in the company, if the subordinate also receives a large, small business owners issued different instructions, it may be quite a dilemma.

First, work, subordinate to size the boss different directives

Peter Rowe in a foreign-owned food company human resource and Administration Manager. His immediate superior, Director of greater China HR is a Germany, very keen to do at all major colleges and universities "college recruiting tour". Although the company is able to move into a handful of fresh graduates, but the Director is to give the company reserve personnel, enhance corporate employer brand, these itinerant exhibition work must be continued without interruption every year. Therefore, to the year end/new year holiday, Peter Rowe began recruiting college students for "road show" to do all kinds of things.

However, this situation seems to be different from the past. In the corporate HR departments meeting, the big boss (CEO) directly to Peter Rowe said: "this year" college recruiting tour ' of the time, just after the merger with the company for the first time in Guilin, ' greater China sales Conference ' time overlap, so this year, the Executive Branch to facilitate a good sales of the ' greater China ', ' General ' recruitment tour ' of things stay. ”

After the meeting, Peter Rowe to HR Director Office looking for leaders to discuss two working time arrangements. However, the HR Director to his instructions and big boss views different: "these two work must go hand in hand, and the key is to fall in employment roadshows. ”

"What are we going to talk to big boss there seems?" asked Peter Rowe.

"I would say to the big boss. "HR Director answered.

In order to make the two work can be carried out at the same time, Peter Rowe to subordinate employees into two dial, separately. However, in Guilin "sales" to convene, Peter Rowe because recruitment tour things too busy and can't origin, temporary assistant, instead they went to Guilin. Afterwards, the Assistant back from Guilin, told Peter Rowe said, in a sales meeting a few small issues. During the Conference, big boss made Assistant to find Peter Rowe to discuss work, but I heard that Peter Rowe no to Guilin, just ask HR Director: "why didn't come to Peter Rowe?"

"He is busy ' college recruiting tour '.　　"HR Director answered. "I have already said that emphasis should be placed in the ' sales Conference '?", asked again.

"Well ... HR Director, "no further words.