What to do when employees are obviously provoking management and intentionality picking to cause a leader to fail?

Anonymous

November 16,2021 at 5:56PM UTC

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What to do when employees are obviously provoking management and intentionality picking to cause a leader to fail? I am witnessing this happen within the organization I work for and I am unsure how to stop it as a new HR professional. The manager has done nothing wrong. The manager has only stood firm and follows protocol.

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AnonymousNovember 16,2021 at 6:56PM UTC
Something you don't want to do is encourage it. Because then it will become the standard
AnonymousNovember 16,2021 at 6:58PM UTC
Agreed! Then it is the "ask the other parent" situation. One of them is probably fine with it
AnonymousNovember 16,2021 at 7:00PM UTC
If the manager has done nothing wrong and the situation borders on bullying or harrassment, are you able as an HR professional to write the individual up or give them a warning?
AnonymousNovember 16,2021 at 7:16PM UTC
As a new anything, your power to help others is extremely limited.
AnonymousNovember 16,2021 at 8:14PM UTC
You know what happens when employees are unprofessional and harass management? Employees are looking for new jobs.
AnonymousNovember 16,2021 at 10:14PM UTC
You know what happens when management is unprofessional and harasses employees? Employees are looking for new jobs. Either way, you just can't win with harassment!
AnonymousNovember 17,2021 at 6:56PM UTC
Right but in this case it's the employees that are being hostile.
AnonymousNovember 16,2021 at 8:59PM UTC
Here is your opportunity to show everyone on the team exactly who you are and exactly what you will or will not stand for. You can change the trajectory of your entire career with this company with this single decision. Emotions aside, you should be firm, you should stand for what is right. You have the ability to make a change, wether you have been at the company for ten years or ten days. YOU GO GIRL!
AnonymousNovember 17,2021 at 7:16PM UTC
Coach and counsel. Documentation of ways the undermining is taking place.