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Forcing me to use my standing desk
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No but at our company we have feedback sessions regularly for this reason. He may not be aware. Also your reasoning is very vague at least in this post. What exactly is he doing that's the problem? If you can't define it clearly, then you have to be careful as it could just be people's prejudices, etc.
He literally just started…
I made a bad hire and terminated an employee within 3 or 4 months. It was the right decision. She was complaining about coworkers and the fact that she didn’t have the full benefits of employees who were outside of the probation period. She complained about the projects. Spent a lot of time missing in action. In short, just didn’t seem to be interested in the job and was having a negative affect on the office. This was the first few months of starting when enthusiasm and application should be high. We talked about it all and I gave her chances to course correct. When she didn’t, I let her go.
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First, I wouldn't rush to fire him, be confident in your hiring. It also
doesn't help your brand in terms of your ability to hire and manage in such a short time. It's only 2 weeks and while it may be frustrating, it sounds like an opportunity for curiosity and coaching.
If your Chief has said he is not wanted on certain projects, have you inquired as to the reasoning and put a plan in place to smooth out the issue? Have you made the PM aware?
If the project plans haven't been shared yet, perhaps inquir about them? Or maybe his projects aren't far along-- do you have visibility? That said, could you provide examples of what's expected and a timeline for the level of detail?
The scope of program management is different depending on the organization. Could he be coming from a place where it's a PMs job to influence the PMO structure on his projects and provide feedback on the ROI of the entire portfolio where they see improvement opportunities? Or is it possible he is being affected by your and the Chief's irritation and is stuggling to provide value while protecting other people's lack of work? Granted the timing and delivery of these sound like they could have been better thought out.
Hey OP- I wonder : what was it about his résumé and interview(s) that resonated with you and others who were involved in the hiring?
Is the new hire drastically different from the candidate you interviewed ?
What was onboarding like ?
Is there open communication about priorities, leadership chain, timelines or is there a bit of haziness ?
Is the new PM infusing different, fresh perspectives that are being met with opposition or hesitancy because staffing had remained stagnant for quite some time?
All food for thought. At the end of the day, it might be best to have a very direct conversation with him in which you let him first explain/ communicate how he feels he’s doing and you see if that matches up with your perspective. If there’s a difference, that’s a good starting point .
Hope things work out !
He just started working give him time to feel out the job and the people who he is working with. No one is going to 'jump right in' and run with the program. He is probably scared.