Congratulation! You have just been selected from among your team members to become the new CIO. A promotion is always exciting, but it comes with a challenge: how to get a good start as the new boss of your former colleagues. Don’t assume that your existing relationships with colleagues will continue as before. Some of them who also aspired to the position may be jealous. Former pals may no longer welcome you to their social gatherings. A resentful few may even try to sabotage you. Meanwhile, you may have to treat differently those who ermain your friends so that you don’t appear to be playing favourites. And you will have a new set of alliances to build among both former colleagues and the senior managers whose ranks you have joined.
::Passive-aggresive colleagues::
When you become the boss, your former peers will fall into one of four categories : leavers, testers, passive resisters and boosters. Leavers are those who, for a variety of reasons, won’t stick around. Let them go. Holding on to people who have already psychologically separated themselves from the organisation is, at best, a temporary victory. You will find it easier to rally the organisation behind you when those who are dissatisfied are gone. Testers are uncertain about your leadership. They will find ways to challenge your style of management and your expectations of your staff. Passive resisters will test your patience as they disagree with every idea. Even when they express agreement, they will often follow their own agenda anyway. Boosters are those who are happy to be working with you and they’ll tout your leadership to others. They are your allies because some connection you shared has created a positive relationship.
Redefine your relationships
Now that you’re in charge, you will need to balance the pull of the past with the requirements of the new job, which will call for you to play a bigger role in the operation of the company!
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