Got a new manager/project manager on my project a month ago and they still aren’t getting it. I’m a consultant for reference.
This new guy asks me every week now the purpose of meetings he’s been on for a while now, tells me he’s never been to meetings before when he has and I feel just overall isn’t getting it. How am I supposed to have someone give me a project review when this is where we’re at working together. I’d expect a manager to be managing by now.

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Sounds like you have an opportunity to manage your manager

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Sounds and acts like the 45th president 😂. Don’t @ me

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Act as a manager. Communicate to the upward management the way manager should, etc… simply there is a space/role to fill in and go forward with it. The newly hired manager either doesn’t understand it, sees it or cares for it. Not your problem. The manager may be relieved that you are stepping up but you also have to make sure that it is visible to the rest of the leadership that you are doing it.

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Its a golden opportunity that you need to grab with both hands!

Yeah but it’s also been a month of hand holding. Feels like managing an intern

Limit your time with this person if you can. You are super busy but make yourself available for short scheduled calls to answer any of his/her questions(you offer, the manager should initiate and place in your cdr). Don’t manage this person because it isn’t your role. You are also limited in how and to who you should bring it up about the manager’s shortcomings. So get busy with your work and report your deliverables and milestones directly to the person this manager reports too (or should). As for the manager, few times explain you are too busy to talk now but happy to jump on a call later to answer questions.

Is this a large project? Maybe he hasn’t seen enough background information? At what point would you consider escalating this to your director?

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