Making of Managers - 14 ::: @ office front

Dear Gowri
For quite some time, I have been recording my minor successes (really I consider what ever is narrated until now as Minor ones only....the major ones are yet to come when I reach my full voltage...right now, I am just getting charged...& ooze out little bit of my current due to technical inadequacies) on my future career....but I thought let me also sum up my official front...and the original title of this series...."Making of a Manager"....yes, its about my present prospects...
There was a major org restructuring in the department that I operate and our boss asked me to just focus on one area (which is not my favourite.....) and leave the "operations"...and routine things to two of my reportees...There were so many instances when he made it clear again and again...putting me slightly jittery....unable to have opportunities for my connecting abilities.
Now I am getting more and more clear (this is like jig saw puzzle....and arriving at things by thinking with calm mind) that my prolonged depression spell that I suffered (Jan 20th to Apr 1 week...until good friday exactly) was due to the unsuitable role that I was forced into....
In fact, I could not verbalise it properly and was shutting myself away from my dear team mates who too were puzzled why I became so tight lipped all of a sudden... Honestly, this was a case of mis-handling from my own side....and I do realise that I could have put myself in proper shape myself if only I had put my case clearly to my manager .....
Now I dont regret much as I set my journey to Shirdi on the morning of Good Friday....and I took the first session on communications on the next day I landed back to chennai...and with pepping up my soft skills, I became normal instantaneously....and have been on full throttle since then...
Now, during this period of two months, it was increasingly evident that my direct reportee could not handle the "operations" as expected by my boss and without much options, I was asked to chip in...I was longing for this word and I just barged in....
Believe me, in the past two weeks, I have done too many things in terms of improving the morale of the people and showing them possibilities of little little improvements at their work...and even to the extend of finding some solution to trivial things like organising our couriers more effectively AND binding up of old records to make the working environment cleaner and better...
Now, I cannot put into words, how I can do so many things...but the reality is that I did not do any thing myself...Its just that I always have instructions (thru emails, thru words OR through an eye wink / head shake) to all the people at the same time ...and take care of the tone and humour in what ever I do....things happen with their deep involvement and utmost devotion....I do want to add a word of caution that there could be couple of them who are suffocating with my speed of action...but I just make them without any armour....as I never openly hurt any one and seeing the majority's mood, they dont have much choice other than to obey (I ensure that I lavishly praise them, when they fall in line...just to make it clear that I am lot more matured than what they think).
The turnaround stories are too many and the sparkling eye balls of the team mates when they get started on some new intiative becoming familiar sight, I just want to humbly record that I am on rampage....But more pleasant news, is that I am not getting carried away and learning the art of being quiet and walk steadily in the floor...when the team members reduce their decibel level when they are socialising amongst themselves. I ensure I dont dominiate their personal lives any way....but keep giving signals that I am too focussed on things to be done..
Needless to say, I could see my boss getting slightly jittery in the past two days with some "avoidable" comments to me.....It was a surprise to me when I first heard it...and then started telling myself....that after all he is also human only.....its just a mistake that I had a larger than life opinion on him...People get insecured wheen some one starts becoming more effective.....!!

Well, I am just getting ready for the next level at office....Only wish I have the fullest blessings of my current boss to whom I owe a lot and his exit from the team is not after lot of heated arguements between us.....!! I am just getting more por-active in thinking and if only I am very aware with my movements with this gentleman, it could be a nice transition of responsibilities....

Krishnaarpanam
suchoo