Managing my boss turns out to be tricky

Last week, we had an all-day workshop to discuss our plans for 2020. In my previous company, we used to make the plans in December. I was told that here we do them by mid-November so that the head office reviews “them and approves them.”

The workshop is a huge affair and we had some interns tasked with the process of putting together and collating the presentations. One of the interns came to my desk and told me, “Josphat, I just wanted to let you know that you have been allotted 15 minutes to talk about your plans for 2020.”

I decided to reach out to Ken and ask for help on how to sort out my problem. He chuckled and said, “you need not worry, just take a look at what we did last year, go to our home webpage, pick a few buzz words and then you are good to go.” I had to ask him, “Where do I find the information?” He laughed and said, “surely, you must have been taken through our records management system during your induction.” I chuckled and said, “ I have had no induction, I have been learning on the go.” His face turned serious and said,” Listen! If you do not get your induction process properly sorted things could get hairy later.” I asked him what do you mean? He responded, “Your boss should ensure that you get a full induction and he should also ensure that he sets out the performance objectives that you are meant to achieve during the probation period. HR will not confirm you without some evidence and paper trail.”