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Advice re Manager

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Jammylou · 15/07/2024 19:27

My relationship with my line manager has declined and I feel she has disengaged from me.
I'm a middle line Manager and she is new to her role managing Managers.
She is quite hands off, bats everything back to me decision wise and isn't the best communicator.
I've recently been disagreeing with some decisions that were made and expressed dissatisfaction.
We've had a few meetings about this bit since I feel she's really cut her communication with me and I have with her.
I've generally got on very well with my managers so it's causing me stress and feeling quite low about it all.
I feel to some extent we have both been at fault (I feel her lack of communication was what I complained about and i could've expressed my dusatisfaction better) however she is laying it all on me saying I need to accept difficult decisions.
I am at a loss now how to move forward as I now feel we've reached an all time low.
My team are high performing and I receive alot of compliments about my management style from my own team, previous managers and I have extremely strong relationships across my company both stakeholders and peers and staff.
Not sure where it's all gone so wrong with my Manager and how to start putting this right.
Collaborative working is very important to me.
Ant advice.

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leaderZ · 16/07/2024 07:35

It's a bit hard to work out what's happened here

Ultimately she is your manager so sometimes you do have to agree to disagree. My LM is moody/ ups and downs (man) so I have built supportive relations with some of his and my peers. This helps me to get the 'tlc' aspect I'm after and validation.

Do you connect on other things? As we get more established often LMs cant add any more value really. So just share what is appropriate and try to ensure they're happy.

Could you speak to someone else you trust and get some advice on how to work better with her?

Dont give up- you sound good at what you do, just a re adjustment blip

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