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I got offers from Tata Consultancy - 18 fixed+4.3 VP
Birlasoft - 25L agreed on initial call. HR round pending.
Tech:Mainframe, YOE: 11.5
15 days notice left.
TCS asking for joining confirmation within 3 days.
Is it worth rejecting TCS, for 10% more package from birlasoft.
TCS better on:
Health insurance
More Yearly leaves
No relocation
No shifts
Birlasoft better on:
More package
May get joining bonus.
Help me decide which one to choose?
If any other factors to consider?
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Don’t micromanage. You will lose all credibility and be hated.
All of the above and I will add be the leader you wish you had. Manage up and down consistently.
Give feedback and be consistent. Some of the best managers I’ve had were like that. Whether it was good or bad, I really appreciated being in the loop of how they were viewing my work. Also constant change can be difficult for a team, it’ll happen once in a while, but ideally not all the time.
Have a vision for your team and ensure it’s tied to the organizations goals and make all transparent.
Set clear direction and provide feedback as a team and individuals.
Utilize everyone’s strengths to the best of their ability which will make your team better.
Respect employees experiences, remember you can learn from them too.
I’m usually upfront about my managing style (very direct and I want them to be as well and come to me with questions without hesitation)
Setup 1-1 time with your direct reports upfront to introduce yourself (your experience, your work style, and current view of goals in the role) and learn from them their experience, work style, and short and long term goals. You should start to have open discussions here about how you can have your work styles work together (e.g., if one of you is a morning person and one of you is not, how can you manage that together with the cadence of work), and how you might delegate work and engineer their role over time to help them meet their goals.
Continue to use 1-1 time to discuss these topics.
Don’t try to be everyone’s friend. You see the tone of your team, but if you aren’t hiring your team use 1x1 time to your advantage
Find out their work styles, learning styles and gaps. Ask them what they wish they knew more of or had a better grasp of then figure out a way to help them learn it that aligns with their learning style.
Find a summary of the book "The First 90 Days"
Be their advocate and don’t work from a place of fear.
There is some good advice here. To this I would add: set goals and a vision for your team but learn their individual personalities as well as learning and working styles. And choose your battles, with direct reports, upper management and peers alike. Often you must lose a battle (or pivot) to win the war.