A question for ya New boss gets the cold shoulder - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

A question for ya New boss gets the cold shoulder - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Ive written a lot about bad bosses and what you should do if you work for one but sometimes its the other way around. I recently got this email from a reader: Dear Alexander, I hope you dont mind me off-loading on you, but I could really do with your advice. I have just started a new job as the Director of a department that has undergone significant restructuring. I do not have a predecessor as my role is brand new. However, I have inherited a team of 4, all older than me, with clear loyalties to the person who did a similar role before and left in very unpleasant circumstances. She had about 50% of my role, but only managed 2 of them. I am now responsible for the over-seeing of all 4 posts. The office that previously was independent is my biggest challenge. I am being given the complete cold shoulder. They dont speak to me, make conversation, keep me informed and trying to get information from them is like trying to get blood from a stone. There are 3 women and 1 man. I am a woman, and my problems are with the women! What can I do? I feel miserable and scared I wont be able to perform. I have the feeling Im being set up for failure I would really appreciate your advice. Interesting question and something Im sure a lot of new managers face. What would you do? Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related