I've just started a new job (big promotion) as financial director for a large company. My boss is lovely and supportive and we are both on the same wavelength. I've got huge expertise in this area and in many ways it's a dream job.
I recently took us in a new strategic direction and there were some teething troubles. Customers didn't like the cost increase the changes were causing and shareholders were fussing about the share price dropping.
I wanted to just move past the difficulties but colleagues just would not let it go. For the last week everyone had been pecking my head about this and that 'crashing' when we are having an important conference and need to get on with other stuff.
So I agreed to drop the biggest change, but people are still moaning that I should have 'listened' earlier. They are compaining that:
1.The market reaction means the company will pay £1.6 billion more, each year, to borrow money.
- The banking arm had to transfer £65 billion into the pension arm to keep it afloat (they might not even spend all that).
That's hardly my fault, is it? How can I get my annoying colleagues (and ideally the customers too) to shut up and get in line?