What would you think/do?

gwen80

I'm interested to hear other people's opinions on this one. What would you think if your boss said to you 'You're good, you're really good, you're just not as good as T (colleague's name)?

Gwen

Mags_cat

I think I'd say "Can you tell me how T is performing / what behaviours T is displaying that I could use to make my own performance better?"

poet123

It would seem obvious to ask in what way is xx performing better than I am and what can I do to improve my performance. Can I undergo training in areas where my performance is weaker.

RosaBernicia

Depends if it was true.

Mags_cat

RosaBernicia wrote: »

Depends if it was true.

I'm not sure I'd agree with that. The OP's question was about a manager/superior's opinion. In that position, even if I disagreed with that opinion, I think I'd rather counter it with something positive (e.g. "please tell me how I can also achieve that level of performance") rather than "I don't agree, you're not correct". Unless I could counter with *specific* performance targets - e.g. I sold 100 widgets, where T only sold 50 widgets.

MissSarah1972

gwen80 wrote: »

I'm interested to hear other people's opinions on this one. What would you think if your boss said to you 'You're good, you're really good, you're just not as good as T (colleague's name)?

Gwen

I'd ask what T was good at :rotfl:

Kynthia

I'd be a little miffed at not being thought of as the best, I'd want to change that and I'd observe T to see what they do and how I could learn from there actions. If we got on well I'd maybe shadow T and ask for their help/training.