Memorandum
Succeeding at C-Bay
To maximize your changes for success at
C-Bay, It is important that you understand how C-Bay works
and your role within the organization. The C-Bay Way includes
teamwork, tasks, and professional
level presentations of results.
C-Bay wants the same kind of
employees as other innovative companies want to hire, only
better: People who are adaptable, creative problem solvers
and independent learners. Professionals who can work well with
people and work successfully on teams. In a nutshell, we value
people who are professional and know how to get projects done
efficiently and effectively.
We hope your experiences over the next months will help you
gain confidence in your abilities as a true C-bay professional. To
assist you, we compiled these suggestions from managers surveyed
about what it takes to be successful at C-Bay:
Be proactive
You must schedule meetings with your manager
when needed. In general, you
should come to us if you can't find the answer on your own.
The more you put into the process yourself, the more you'll
get out of it. Don't expect
us to tell you what to do.
Keep in Touch
You are responsible for checking your email regularly; announcements
will be made this way, and we will assume that you have read
them.
Check with your manager about available online tools (email,
threaded discussions, listservs, etc.). Use
these tools to share information, project schedules, agreements,
resources, results, and updates with your team members and
manager.
Manage your time
Time management is essential to your success at C-Bay. You
should plan to spent 50% of your time on this challenging
project for reading and research. See the Working
with Task section of this Orientaiton for additional suggestions on
time management.
Address performance issues in your team
Since you won't initially know the full extent of your team's
capabilities, negotiate the initial scope of work for each
member carefully (i.e., what concrete pieces of the task s/he
is responsible for).
If problems emerge, surface them as soon as possible so
that you can negotiate them within your team and complete
your task on schedule. (This may be socially uncomfortable,
but you've just got to do it.)
If you ever have a problem you don't know how to solve, discuss
it with your manager after you have talked to your team.
To gain
additional insights into your role at C-Bay,
view this introduction to working at C-Bay Properties and the
Enterprise Security Group:
C-Bay
Properties: Enterprise Security Group. [Quicktime,
3.1 MB]
Note: the video download process takes time, please be patient.
Tasks
Visit the Working with Tasks section of this
site to learn the process we recommend for completing tasks
and presenting your solutions to your colleagues.
Teams
Teamwork is essential to C-Bay's success. Review the Working
in Teams section of this Orientation to improve
your team skills.
FAQ [Frequently Asked Questions]
Questions are compiled for this section from questions you
ask your manager, postings to discussion threads, and other
sources.
In addition, suggested readings on the concepts presented
in this Orientation are listed within each section. If you
have additional books, articles, or websites that would prove
useful to your colleagues, please let your manager know.
