As this year comes to a close, it is a very hectic time for my office. My office is the Clerk for the Board of Supervisors so that means we work for them and handle all the administrative functions for them. At the beginning of each year - a new Chairman of the Board of Supervisors is elected. This means that when the new Chairman starts, all processes and procedures that our office has been doing for the last year will change. This will be my fifth chairman change and for my experience, each chairman and their staff like to do things different from the last chairman.
For example, one chairman will allow you to walk into their office and speak with them in person when a situation arises. However, another chairman may require that you send their staff an email to explain the situation and wait for them to respond to you. This can cause frustration when you are trying to get a quick response.
Additionally, the dates and times for weekly meetings that have been the same for the last year are now going to change. Our office will now have to change our schedule so that it works with the new chairman's schedule. This will be confusing for the first few meetings.
Hi Kristina. I can sense your frustration with the constant turnover in leadership. It would seem hard to provide any continuity of service under those circumstances so your frustration is understandable. On the bright side, you experience working with so many different types of leaders is invaluable. As an employee, it is always a challenge when leaders have different leadership styles. Like you, I like some better than others. Learning how to work with them all and to change the way I do things is a challenge and area of growth that I continue to work on. I hope the changeover goes well for your office. Daphne
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