Message #77190

[countrigal]

First, a huge congratulations on the new position!  Sounds like an awesome job, with a lot of responsiblity!

As to the behavior the Director is showing... unless it directly impacts you (which clearly, some of it does), then ignore it.  Take the high road and know that if he's that insecure, someone, somewhere is aware of him and what he is doing and they are above you.  For those behaviors that are directly affecting you... you'll have to find your best way of handling it.  For me, if he was rude to me again, I'd probably stop him right then and ask him why he's being so rude to me.  I'd probably stress that even if he doesn't like me, that a proper way of handling it would still to be polite.  I'd do this with a smile, assuring him that there are no hard feelings on my part, but wanting to ensure a good working relationship with him.  For the unhelpful responses to requests for information... you wouldn't have advanced to where you are without knowing how to cultivate alternative sources for information.  If you can't get it directly, you find another route.  I'm sure you'll figure out how to deal with this headache and ensure that he doesn't pull you down when he goes down, because if he's going against the CEO and other Directors, you know he'll either straighten up or go down.

Good luck, and please keep us informed on how this progresses!