How should a leader/manager react when he
is informed that there is an informal group in his organization? The best
reaction is to know more about the group and those who are behind it and not to
immediately be wary of it. Once the
leader/Manager have an idea about the group and the people behind it it’s now the call
of the Manager/leader on what to do with the informal group.
If the leader or manager perceives that
the informal group may be a threat to his leadership. Then, it is upon the
leader to do something to extinguish the said threat. So he must investigate on
how this group was organized and why was there a need to organize this informal
group and so on.
If the result of his scrutiny tells him
that it was organized to antagonize him. He must do something within the bounds
of his power to defuse this group. For example, if the informal group came into
being because of his lack of transparency and corruption he must therefore
change his ways. And learn to become open to them before this informal group
engulfs him. A wise and a good leader must not wait until he is overwhelmed by
an informal group. He must at all times be proactive with his actions and
judgments towards them.
However, if it does no harm to the leader
and to his organization, he should just leave it alone. For the reason that it will be a
big help for him in the future to advance his many plans and advocacies
for his organization. - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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