YOUR MANAGER

DTU is managed as a line/staff organization with an unbroken chain of command and in which managers have personnel management responsibility for each organizational unit. This means that you only have one immediate superior (also sometimes referred to as your manager). Your immediate superior is the person responsible for conducting your employee development interviews (MUS). The unbroken chain of command (also sometimes referred to as single point of responsibility) does not preclude you from engaging with other parts of DTU’s management, participating in multiple projects, working across the organization, and perhaps having a primary and a secondary supervisor, etc.

DTU is a large network of relevant and mutually rewarding partners who each have their own responsibilities. However, you will often be working with other people and if you are in doubt about how to prioritize, it is important that you share your doubts with your immediate superior. Explain how you see a situation and what is required to support you.

The management culture at DTU is also characterized by an expectation that you lead upwards. This means that you are responsible for ensuring that your immediate superior is informed about those of your considerations and arrangements that influence your areas of responsibility.

For a more detailed introduction to management at DTU, we recommend that you look at DTU Inside. Here you can read more about management at DTU, including that leadership should be professional at DTU, and that power should be wielded with humility.

6 DTU’S WORK CULTURE