The current work environment is suffering from the obvious morale
problems. Key contributors are 1) the uncertainty of the future both
in employment and work assignment, 2) employees having to deal with the
perspective that their efforts to streamline and the resultant bottom
line improvements did not matter in the final decision, promoting a
feeling of helplessness in controlling their situation, 3) the negative
feelings and loss of self esteem of those reassigned from supervisory
jobs, and 4) the feelings and hesitancy of the remaining supervisory
personnel in how to effectively work with the reassigned people knowing
how they must feel.
The department manager really supports his people and has their trust.
He is open to any efforts that would help the people and I am he sure
would be open to suggestions from this list.
The question that might sum this up is "what is the best process to
begin the healing and for creating new, generative relationships and
personal mastery within this department ?" My colleague and I have
begun to discuss this and would appreciate any feedback, either on the
list or directly to me. Also, perhaps the question could be better
stated.
Thanks in advance.
-- Geof Fountain TFYY93A@Prodigy,com