“We are an experienced team, we’ve been around the proverbial black a few times. We have our own opinions and we can cooperate. Meanwhile, the new boss comes in and immediately tells us what to do. When we call him out on this, he turns red and the atmosphere sours. Everyone is agitated.”
There’s nothing strange about this. A very good manager from a hierarchical culture has entered an egalitarian structure. His end is nigh. It would have been enough to have given him an introduction and explain the differences. A happy medium is out there, you just have to find it. You can synchronize and broadcast on the same wavelength – you just need a good tool for that.
