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How to give feedback to defensive managers during transitions

Our department got restructured six months ago and my new manager keeps asking the team to do things that contradict what our old manager trained us to do, but no one will tell him this because he gets defensive. We're all just quietly doing things his way while knowing it's less effective.

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Your team knows a better way but stays quiet because the new boss can't take feedback.

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