Management Hierarchy

Today I will be answering a reader's question. The reader asked: Why is separation/segregation of management, supervision, and employees promoted in the workplace?"

While there is no easy answer to this questions, I'll provide a few viewpoints to consider when thinking about hierarchical structures. I will also offer a few tips on managing these relationships to help you succeed in your career.

The main reason companies have hierarchies and organizational charts is to provide clarity. Org charts help employees identify who the should turn to should they have questions, comments, or concerns. Basically you will always know whom to escalate any situation.

Also, it is my experience that management likes to keep a clear boundary with employees as not to violate any policies or laws. Things can get really hairy when supervisors and managers get too friendly with their employees. Confidentiality can be broken or harmless actions can be misinterpreted. It is much easier for managers to keep a clear separation from their staff.

Additionally, if a manager becomes to close to their employee they may find it hard to coach, discipline, provide feedback, or even terminate. We are human and emotions are natural. So to avoid conflicts of interest, some managers think it best to keep their relationships with their staff strictly business.

As an employee here are a few tips to help manage these relationships:

1. Build trust - keep your word, meet deadlines, follow through
2. Manage up - know how to speak the language of management and leverage the relationship to help support your goals and the goals of the company
3. Set your own boundaries - Stay professional at all times, getting too casual could send the wrong message to management

Good luck and keep the questions coming. If you are interested in more in depth career development, please contact for more information at glamhr@gmail.com.

International Upodate Your Resume Month

September is International Update Your Resume Month. You can read more about it here.

I think starting to update your resume and look at new career options in the fall is a great idea. However to go a step forward, I do not recommend making job changes at the end of the year. Most companies are closing their books and trying to protect the bottom line at the end of the year. January is a better time to actually start applying and looking for jobs. The year is new and companies are prepared financially and strategically to make changes.

In honor of International Update Your Resume Month, I am offering one free hour of coaching to be included with the resume building service through September 30, 2014.  If you book your service by the end of the month you will get an hour of coaching on whatever topic you desire. This would be a great opportunity to see if coaching is right for you.

Please contact me for details at glamhr@gmail.com.

Manifesting Your Career D.R.E.A.M.

On this debut episode of the This Stuff's Working! Blog Talk Radio program, join KishaLynn Elliott, certified coach and owner of This Stuff's Working! Coaching, for an enlightening and powerful conversation with CaMesha Reece.

CaMesha Reece is an HR Maven and Executive Coach. Your success is her business. She works with small to mid-sized business on special HR projects and specializes in building an HR infrastructure for companies. She also helps individuals realize their career goals with one-on-one career coaching.

Tune in for career advice that goes BEYOND the resume. Get truth like you've never heard it before and learn about the proper mindset and plan that will set your career search ON FIRE! Let us show you how This Stuff's Working! to find you the work you want!

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Manifesting Your Career D.R.E.A.M. with Camesha Reece 05/31 by This Stuffs Working | Jobs Podcasts