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Title: Why so Many Bosses are Idiots
Source: Uncflebob's Treehouse
URL Source: [None]
Published: Dec 23, 2010
Author: Bob Wallace
Post Date: 2010-12-23 10:33:27 by Turtle
Keywords: None
Views: 209
Comments: 2

When I got out of college and into the workforce I found, much to my surprise, I was working for semi-incompetent, semi-clueless bosses.

Based on my participation in the jobs I’ve held, I’ve come to some conclusions as to what makes an effective leader.

1. Every boss should listen to the rebels and the “trouble-makers.” They’re the ones who tell the truth. Every organization needs someone to tell the emperor he has no clothes.

2. To find out what’s really going on and what needs to be changed, ask the people at the “bottom.” They’re the ones who do most of the work and actually know what the problems are. Not once have I seen this done in any job I’ve had.

3. Share the planning. If you don’t no one will trust you.

4. Know when to ignore your yes-men. In fact, why do you even need them? Usually they’re called advisors, and just because they’re advisors doesn’t mean they know more than the workers.

5. Don’t let your ego get in the way. Just because you may have an MBA doesn’t mean you’re right all the time. Or even most of the time. Or even half the time. Your workers know more about what’s going on than you do.

6. Workers have lives outside work. I once worked for a guy who thought his workers were supposed to work 55 hours a week. He didn’t last very long as a manager.

7. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it. I worked for one place that kept transferring people trying to make as much profit as possible. They went out of business.

My experience has been that when people don’t follow these rules, they have a high turnover of employees, workers not only walk off but sabotage the place before leaving, and they file lawsuits every chance they can.

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#1. To: Turtle (#0)

in the mid 80s I had an employer send me to community college to learn all of these things you list ... then when I tried to practice them at work, they got mad at me for coddling the employees lol

when getting to a new company, I find that the lady at the front desk is usually the one who knows everything and she almost always appreciates it when you acknowledge she has a brain and ask for some tips about the place ....

Every organization needs someone to tell the emperor he has no clothes. ~ I like that


~ the truth will set ya free, but only after it pisses ya off ~

Amandil  posted on  2010-12-23   17:02:01 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Turtle (#0)

I think those are all valid conclusions.
Currently the bosses where I work are good. Most of them worked their way up from the shop, and they know that the shop is where the action is.
The new crop of up-and-coming managers mostly have no shop experience, and they dont really understand what the shop does.


Armadillo  posted on  2010-12-23   18:26:57 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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