How to stamp your authority at work

As everyone above said. Your job starts off as a mentor, and will transition to a peer as time goes on. This is good - mentoring without being directly responsible for their performance can be a very satisfying gig.

Also, are there any hotties?
 
I was in exactly the same boat as you. Finished internship then got put in charge of the interns.

I didn't do the whole authority route. I talked to them and helped them with their problems. Used my experiences to better theirs.

It helps if you are good at what you do and they feel they can learn from you.

If I gave them a task I explained why it needed to be done and why it was important

They responded very well. I just needed to mention that we needed to do a task and they got it done. Notice the "we" :p
 
SauRoNZA said:
My question would be what is your motivation for feeling you need authority over them?



An air of authority is generally a BAD thing to me personally and I am less likely to want to listen to you if you want to "stamp it down" on me.



What's wrong with them seeing you as one of them? Many managers would see this as beneficial. You want your team to feel like you are one of them and not just the **** looking down on them giving orders.
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Such a subordinate thing to say :twisted:
 
Best team lead I ever worked with (under)

"Gentlemen, we work hard, we play hard..." (and so it was so)

and

"^^vampire^^, stop ****ing around or I'll **** you in the face!" (and so I stopped ****ing around because I didn't want to be ****'d in the face)

That should cover it :) No need to thank me.
 
Mike Hoxbig said:
Seems like you're trying to flaunt the fact that you were there first. You're their colleague, nothing more and nothing less.
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Sounds like sex ..... because the husband came first, he thinks he is the big shot, but actually he just a source of income, nothing more and nothing less. :p
 
I don't agree with this stamping thing stuff.

Maybe you have an inferiority complex and they see through you, maybe you are immature, I dunno.

Be firm, be fair, take responsibility/charge, lead by example, mentor & guide, delegate & empower..
 
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ponder said:
I don't agree with this stamping thing stuff.

Maybe you have an inferiority complex and they see through you, maybe you are immature, I dunno.

Be firm, be fair, take responsibility/charge, lead by example, mentor & guide, delegate & empower..
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Exactly why I asked my questions, I'm of much the same thinking.
 
Stevi said:
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Hi Guys and Girls,

So the place where I completed my internship last year has kept me on full time this year. (Happy days)
Four new interns have come in and I am in charge of some of their training and showing them the ropes.

The problem is that they don't seem to think of me the same way as some of the more senior people.
I'm thinking that I am only a year older than them and only just completed my internship last year might have something to do with it.

So my question is how do I stamp a bit of authority on them so they can show me the same type of respect as the older guys instead of thinking of me as one of them?

I don't want to take a Hitler approach but at the same time don't want them to think of me as a friend who they can get away with certain things (work is work)

Any experiences or advice you can pass on?

Thanks :)
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Authority comes from respect. You have to earn respect. It takes time. Do your job properly and it happens.

They will never think of you the same way as they think of the more senior managers. Because you arent a senior manager. Dont stress about it. You are probably over-thinking this and this is more about your confidence than it is about their respect for you.

People are no different to wild animals. They can sense fear, self-confidence, self-believe and sub-consciously they react to it. Its about what you are projecting. They probably arent being deliquent little sh**ts :), just trying to deal with a guy who is their immediate supervisor.

You arent their friend. If they are in the canteen in a group, walk away. Unless you want to say something work-related. Dont join in their group conversations which arent work related. Any work related group converstations should be called by you. Not them. If they are coming to you as a group, then you got serious problems :)

You can still be civil and friendly without being their friend. That and your knowledge will earn their respect.
 
Know this.

If you have any favourites in that group, then that can and will be used against you.

Be fair and consistent in your decisions. Don't give one member of the group some slack as the others will view that as unjust.

Good luck with that! :)
 
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