Dear Ascend,
A peer of mine and I both applied for the same leadership position at work. I was successfully recruited into the role, and as an added complexity, this made me her new line manager. She was on the interview panel when I first joined the organization 10 years ago, so she has worked here longer than me. I didn’t anticipate that becoming her manager would be easy, but I never imagined it would be so hard.
Upward bullying is real. And from my experience, navigating this for BAME [Black, Asian and minority ethnic] staff is a minefield because policies and systems are not designed to support BAME leaders from being bullied by their white, privileged colleagues. What’s the best way to handle this situation?
Sincerely,
New Manager
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