One of my minions gave me a book called 'Working With Difficult People', which has been interesting even if the habit of writing dialog in all caps is annoying. I like the idea of science and practice, that sounds appealing. I'll check it out.
I think I'm almost past the point where I think it's beneath me to adopt tactics specifically designed to alter other people's perceptions of me. I am just about on board with the idea that it's not manipulation, it's good people managing (even if I'm managing upwards) and ways of telling people things so that they hear me without all that other stuff crowding out the point.
I don't have a lot of movement space. I can make some statements by going to other PIs for advice and meetings, but it's all or nothing here. If I stay, I stay, and if I leave, I find a new job. They are out there, though. I have yet to find a good manager in science. Woe is me.
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Date: 2008-03-09 02:10 am (UTC)I think I'm almost past the point where I think it's beneath me to adopt tactics specifically designed to alter other people's perceptions of me. I am just about on board with the idea that it's not manipulation, it's good people managing (even if I'm managing upwards) and ways of telling people things so that they hear me without all that other stuff crowding out the point.
I don't have a lot of movement space. I can make some statements by going to other PIs for advice and meetings, but it's all or nothing here. If I stay, I stay, and if I leave, I find a new job. They are out there, though. I have yet to find a good manager in science. Woe is me.