{"id":80,"date":"2009-12-22T07:00:02","date_gmt":"2009-12-22T15:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottcochrane.com\/?p=80"},"modified":"2012-07-19T15:36:03","modified_gmt":"2012-07-19T22:36:03","slug":"the-phantom-org-chart-pt-2-6-positions-you-need-to-avoid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/2009\/12\/22\/the-phantom-org-chart-pt-2-6-positions-you-need-to-avoid\/","title":{"rendered":"The Phantom Org Chart Pt 2: 6 Positions You Need to AVOID"},"content":{"rendered":"

Like many organizations, ours needed to reduce staffing levels; to the tune of a 60% reduction in a year. Yet, in this new reality, the organization turned the corner and is once again dynamic and growing.<\/p>\n

How did this happen? I recently posted The Phantom Org Chart: 4 Positions You Need on Your Team<\/strong><\/a>, but equally important are positions you need to make sure DON\u2019T appear on your \u201cphantom org chart\u201d. Here\u2019s my current list:<\/p>\n

1.\tChairman of the That\u2019ll Never Work<\/em> Committee<\/strong>
\n\u00ad\tAlso known as the We\u2019ve Tried That Before<\/em> Task Force. A real momentum killer.<\/p>\n

2.\tThat\u2019s Not in my Job Description<\/em> Supervisor<\/strong>
\n\u00ad\tWant an agile organization? Don\u2019t hire these.<\/p>\n

3.\tLead Self-Promotions<\/em> Strategist<\/strong>
\n\u00ad\tThere\u2019s no room for grand-standing on a lean team.<\/p>\n

4.\tThe Clock Says It\u2019s Time to Go Home<\/em> Coordinator<\/strong>
\n\u00ad\tOften works closely with the That\u2019s Not in my Job Description<\/em> Supervisor<\/p>\n

5.\tRegional I\u2019m In a Bad Mood<\/em> Distributor<\/strong>
\n\u00ad\tNegative \u201cvibes\u201d spread like wildfire on a lean team.<\/p>\n

6.\tLocal I Have Issues<\/em> Manager<\/strong>
\n\u00ad\tSteer clear of the person who talks about nothing but the drama and crises in their life.<\/p>\n

These positions must be avoided on any<\/em> team, but it\u2019s especially important when you\u2019re working with a reduced team because these people will suck time and energy out of you and your team.<\/p>\n

Sometimes the lure of apparent competency<\/em> can blind us from realities of character<\/em>. Keep these phantom positions in mind as you build your team.<\/p>\n

What other \u201cphantom roles to be avoided\u201d would you add to the list?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Like many organizations, ours needed to reduce staffing levels; to the tune of a 60% reduction in a year. Yet, in this new reality, the organization turned the corner and is once again dynamic and growing. How did this happen? I recently posted The Phantom Org Chart: 4 Positions You Need on Your Team, but…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[478,7],"tags":[13,16,20,24,31,35,45,47,51,52,55,62,63,64],"class_list":["post-80","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured","category-leadership","tag-6-positions-you-dont-need-on-your-team","tag-bad-mood","tag-character","tag-competency","tag-energy","tag-issues","tag-not-in-my-job-description","tag-org-chart","tag-positions-must-be-avoided","tag-reduce-staffing-levels","tag-self-promotions","tag-team","tag-thatll-never-work","tag-time"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2389,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80\/revisions\/2389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}