How to correct a team member: avoid my damaging rookie mistakes

Re:How to correct a team member: avoid my damaging rookie mi... by sequoia on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @01:11PM (#23082303)

Agree that you are helping them grow, but you are trying to influence their behavior. In the interest of honesty I prefer to call a spade a spade. You'll notice I also use the term "subordinate" which bothers some people, but it's the most descriptive and accurate term possible and avoids euphemism.

"My employee" if you're a manager they're not your employee; "a member of my team" that doesn't make clear if they report to you or you're on the same level of the hierarchy; "my direct report" I just find this a weird/confusing turn of phrase whose purpose seems to be avoiding using the term "subordinate."

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Re:How to correct a team member: avoid my damaging rookie mi... by praxulus on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @09:21PM (#23087010)

"Direct report" does make some sense, because everyone under a higher level manager would be their subordinate, but it would be strange for them to be trying to individually influence the behavior of an indirect report. Leave that to their manager.

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Re:How to correct a team member: avoid my damaging rookie mi... by djannzjkzxn on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @07:59PM (#23086514)

IMO calling someone your direct report carries with it the connotation that you also have non-direct reports. Maybe I’ve been misinterpreting but I’ve been hearing it as a subtle way someone can bring up how high they are on the org chart.

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