Sometime this week, I'm going to have to talk to a colleague about their not not attending to some matters which were part of their admin load/roles. They absented themselves from work, and missed meetings on matters that are part of their admin portfolio. This isn't the first time they've pushed admin responsibilities onto other people, because they've prioritised their research.
I've never had to do this before - any tips? I'm thinking of approaching it in terms of getting them to think of the impact of this on their desire for promotion & greater responsibility. Problem is, that no-one gets promoted on "team work". I'm lucky to work in a unit which has an extraordinary team work ethic - basically, we support each other. This colleague's behaviour has been noted over the time they've been with us, and I now feel it's my ethical duty (I'm their line manager) to broach it with them.
Part of the response I anticipate will be that they "had an urgent research deadline" or research meeting out of town etc etc. This is in spite of there being a clear policy that time away from campus during term needs to be checked with line manager. So, as the Germans say, "Ich hab rechts" but it's so unusual to ever have to question a colleague in a way that moves towards "disciplinary"
arrrgh, nervous even thinking about the conversation ...
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Going to have to come close to admonishing a colleague
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Andfaraway · 31/01/2016 10:37
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