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5 Tips for a more equitable leadership style: Envy among colleagues
// By Markus Hornung

There is a lot of air in the office: an employee is completely overburdened and frustrated because she has to do the work of her colleague. What can you do as a chef?

If one employee works for the other

Although she regularly surpasses her own goals with much diligence, commitment and dedication. However, this is not much felt by her colleague. Quite the contrary: It creates so little that a part of their jobs must be taken over by the efficient employee - only in this way can all operations in the department be kept going.

An office classic, as it is in the book. But what happens here? On the one hand, workload and pressure accumulate among an employee; she feels abandoned by her colleague.

Understand the employees and their situation

In addition, the lack of understanding of the fact that the salary does not reflect their different use is also likely to grow. Finally, it is quite unjust if both are paid almost equally.

The hardworking employee doesn't want to “drag through” her colleague anymore. Until a team member addresses such a problem to the manager, the proverbial barrel is about to overflow. Who likes going to the boss to blacken a colleague?

Sincere understanding relaxes the situation

The situation is also difficult for the executive. Perhaps the boss can do little to solve the problem. A good opportunity, however, is offered by the employee discussion, because the overworked team member is given priority.

Depending on the flexibility of the corporate structures, a complaint may actually be an impulse, for example to make the remuneration system more equitable. More relevant to the success and satisfaction of the team, however, is that the supervisor fulfills his role more consistently.

Tips for a more equitable leadership style

However, one thing should be clear: As a boss, you are also partly to blame if the tasks are poorly distributed or below-average performance is compensated by other team members. To prevent this, you should clearly formulate the expectations of individual employees - in the following steps:

1 Understanding: Signal an employee who complains: “I understand your point of view. I realize that justice is important to you and I will try to make sure of it. ”

2 Get away from expectations: To understand the employee, however, does not mean to give him the right. Leaders should dissociate themselves from this - as a rule, such a statement only fosters expectations that are not, or are difficult to fulfill.

3 Avoid spongy requirements: Say precisely what you want to do and how you want the instructions to be implemented. With a sentence like, "I expect more quality from you." no employee can do anything. How is he supposed to know what quality is for the manager?

4 Specific instructions: Instead, specifications are more likely to be met if the boss instructs: “By the end of the week I need an overview of all sales partners from you with the following details: xyz. Then we discuss the next steps. ”

5 Transparent reviews: Create transparent structures to assess employees' performance. It is important that all team members can understand them.

Clarify the company structure

Often, unevenly utilized teams in companies have grown over the years because harmony and solidarity are important values ​​in many companies. However, this makes it difficult to evaluate work performance critically - at least if it is appropriate.

Clear structures and performance assessments make the system more transparent, transparent and fair to all employees. On this basis, supervisors can lead more easily and more consistently.

Text comes from: Der Abschied von der Sachlichkeit: Wie Sie mit Emotionen tatsächlich für Bewegung sorgen (2015) by Markus Hornung, published by BusinessVillage Verlag, Reprints by friendly permission of the publisher.