Bosses plays an important role on our career. As a mentor, colleague, and both as a team leader and a team member. Bosses aren’t usually aware that they are bad bosses. The fact is that no bosses wants to believe that they’re bad. So, if you are bosses and think that you are a good one, see if you are doing at least a few of these things that a good Bosses should do.
Disclaimer: this isn’t from some academic studies. These are results from of observation, opinions and interviews of employees regarding their Bosses whom they think as a good one, in term motivating and inspiring them to perform at their best. Anything mentioned below are not written with with any intention of discrediting anyone.
- Pay people what they’re worth. What you lose in expense you gain back several-fold in performance. This includes recognition and appreciation of achievement. Good bosses promise what they can deliver. Most of them don’t promise promotion nor pay rise easily, yet showing the employee how to get them clearly in advance.
- Take the time to share experiences and insights. Employees learn from them generous enough about their experiences and insights. Not merely boasting, but inspiring. Proven track record helps, but not necessarily enough. Good bosses have their success stories being told elsewhere as a success stories.
- Tell it straight, even if it’s a bad news. No back stabbing, no sugarcoating, especially when it’s bad news or corrective feedback. Some preferred to tell it over a cup of coffee.
- Stand up. Good bosses stand up before the management from pressuring employees, that is giving management what they need to do their jobs. This includes bridging tasks and filtering what need to be done by the employees. Thus will help the employee managing their task priority effectively.
- Take the heat and share the praise. It takes courage to take the heat and humility to share the praise. The heat stops on them and credit goes to the employee whose getting the task done.
- Delegate responsibility, not tasks. Every boss delegates, but the crappy ones think that means dumping tasks they hate, good bosses delegate responsibility and hold people accountable, in a way which will fulfilling and fosters professional growth.
- Encourage employees to nurture their natural abilities and challenge them to overcome their issues. Good bosses getting people to perform at their best. They know a few effective way to accomplish tasks and applied them differently on each team member.
- Build team spirit. The fact that great groups outperform great individuals, results on great leaders build great teams. Good bosses know when to use carrot and stick, but above all know how to play the game.
- Treat employees the way they deserve to be treated. You always hear people say they deserve respect and to be treated as equals. Well, some bosses may not want to hear this, but respect must be earned, and each team members are unique. A good bosses are a good listeners. Good bosses aren’t always right, but always know what is right to do.
- Inspire your team. All the above motivate people, but few bosses have the ability to truly inspire their employees. How? By sharing their passion for the business. By knowing just what to say and do at just the right time to take the edge off or turn a tough situation around. A good sense of humor.
All this leads to an environment where employees feel appreciated, recognized, challenged, and appropriately compensated.
Have your say on your view of good bosses or do share with us your opinion if you are one of them.
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