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Ask a Consultant
BY EVELINA SILVEIRA |
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 Dear Diversity@Work:
I have lived in Canada now for five years. I started a new job and I’ve found it strange that my boss is always asking for “feedback” and “suggestions”. I’ve never had this experience before. If he is the boss, why doesn’t he know how to do his job, instead of asking us?
Shocked
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Dear Shocked:
Over the decades, Canadian workplaces have become more flattened in their organizational structures. This means that management and staff interact more closely now than ever before to achieve their organizational goals. Organizations, which have taken on a more “egalitarian” structure, have found that they have benefited from increased innovation, better problem-solving, higher morale, and thus increased productivity. A lot of this can be attributed to the fact that management and staff communicate more now, and a good manager recognizes the value of his staff. Given what I have just said, this means that when your boss is asking you for suggestions it is because he values you as an employee and the insight that you have into the project. He believes that you have the potential to make things better for the organization..
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If you have a question for Ask a Consultant, email it to evelina@yourdiversityatwork.com. Evelina Silveira is the founder of Diversity At Work, www.yourdiversityatwork.com, a business dedicated to diversity management training and consulting.
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