Posted on 06/19/2011 7:13:16 AM PDT by Kaslin
Warner Brothers is coming out with a new movie on July 8 starring Jennifer Aniston. Sure, there are a bunch of other famous names in the line up. But, hey -- Jennifer Aniston.
interesting
Just my opinion, but it seems to me that more bosses are running scared than, say, 30 years ago.
Back then, if a boss did an OK job, then his job was pretty safe. Not so now.
Today there is much more pressure on a boss to produce, or else. So the boss begins to fear for his own job, and starts making wildly unrealistic demands on the people he supervises.
This is what I’m seeing in my field anyway.
Which I assume to mean that I shouldn't have to be purchasing printer ink, internet protection, toilet paper, and file backup for the office out of my own meager paycheck. Oh, and I should assume that said paycheck will be able to be cashed on the date previously set-up.
If you read this, boss. Take a hint.
This is too often used to hide indolence, indifference and incompetence.
any ideas on how to deal with the slaggards that are not called upon to do their part? Yeesh, I know, life isn’t fair, but soemtimes it gets ridiculous.
I will write a tactful, fact based,memo Monday to my boss requesting more assistance from others on the staff. Shaming them hasn’t worked, the slaggards are just outraged that they are being called upon to pick up their share of the work..ha.
Management v. Leadership
Some people don’t seem to understand the difference.
Perfectly describes my very first boss in the '80s... he was a nasty little man which everyone was scared of.
I have my own business management theory based on another movie, “The Wizard of Oz.” Managers need brains, heart, and courage to guide their employees, to keep them safe from the witches and flying monkeys (marauding managers and useless employees), and to stand up to the Wizards of upper management when they demand ridiculous things (such as diversity quotas) or make bad decisions.
“So the boss begins to fear for his own job, and starts making wildly unrealistic demands on the people he supervises.”
My boss has “Patty Hearst” syndrome. He sympathizes with his own tyrants and has become one of them.
“And low morale in the workplace has a negative effect on productivity and company reputation. “
It is amazing to me how often management is incoherent to that fact. I’m not sure why, maybe it’s because the cost of moral can’t easily be put into black and white like pinching nickels and pennies can. Or maybe it’s because some managers are too proud to admit when things could have been done much better. Like leadership is sticking with a bad decision instead of re-visiting a bad decision. There’s no respect lost for a manager who is able and willing to make a bad decision right. But re-visiting a bad decision seems to be avoided at all costs - weird. I’m a Union Unit president and shouldn’t have to teach management the most basic people realtions skills and that practicing those skills as managers pays dividends in employee moral - dividends that without a doubt have a positive effect the company’s bottom line. It comes down to what should be common sense, the golden rule, or “The No Asshole Rule”.
“And low morale in the workplace has a negative effect on productivity and company reputation. “
It is amazing to me how often management is incoherent to that fact. I’m not sure why, maybe it’s because the cost of moral can’t easily be put into black and white like pinching nickels and pennies can. Or maybe it’s because some managers are too proud to admit when things could have been done much better. Like leadership is sticking with a bad decision instead of re-visiting a bad decision. There’s no respect lost for a manager who is able and willing to make a bad decision right. But re-visiting a bad decision seems to be avoided at all costs - weird. I’m a Union Unit president and shouldn’t have to teach management the most basic people realtions skills and that practicing those skills as managers pays dividends in employee moral - dividends that without a doubt have a positive effect the company’s bottom line. It comes down to what should be common sense, the golden rule, or “The No Asshole Rule”.
I had one of those bosses early in my working life. The climate of fear was so extreme that it was beyond absurd. Cowering employees never knew when they'd become the random targets of his wrath. The jerk preyed upon the weak, so I decided early on that it was best to project a different image. Unlike every one else who ran and hid or attempted to become invisible in their cubicles whenever he came through the door, I made it a point to look like I was doing absolutely nothing. They were rushing to hide their snacks and magazines; I intentionally popped open a can of Coke and clicked on the TV. He would bristle through the door; I would greet him cheerfully. Freaked him out, lol. Of course I knew my work was in perfect order - every i dotted and t crossed, just in case. He never once challenged me. I worked in peace. :)
So does America have good bosses now? What do you say?
I say no. 'Heck', I say HELL NO.
I forgot more about 'management' and what it takes to be a 'good boss', than 99.9% of all these snot-nosed kids with 'Management' or 'Project Management' degrees.
“Pillar II: Willingness to Delegate - This is too often used to hide indolence, indifference and incompetence.”
Unfortunately, some bosses have discovered the trick of using delegation as a method for disguising indolence, indifference and incompetence. I’ve seen folks say “do project X and get back to me” to underlings, then ridicule the staff for doing it at all, or for doing it in a way that made sense given the delegation but didn’t work in hindsight. This is something the more slimy supervisors have learned from politicians—cya by handing it off to a third party, and then you can claim credit or blast the results because it’s not your baby.
Liberals know how powerful video media is. Just ask the libs with agendas in their movies and tv shows.
If the libs treated the Hollywood tripe being generated for the masses as hard as legal gun owners, they’d be screaming to government not to allow this movie to be shown, because it is going to result in millions of people murdering their bosses.
Truly that would be the liberal response to this if they were consistent.
No. Here's a follow-up question to ponder: who is the first manager/leader that a person encounters?
Work for yourself. You will become a better boss and a better employee.
So don't expect people to take responsibility for areas outside their authority. If half of your employee's time it taken up with monitoring other departments to see that they are doing their job then you have a problem and it is not with the employee.
My boss called it, "follow through". It was stupid because, guess what, the other departments never improved. Why should they? I checked everything they did every step of the way and sent countless e-mails badgering, reminding and pointing out errors. They hated me. Their managers hated me. I had no authority to do anything to them except annoy them and my boss refused to take it up with their higher ups.
No one in upper management wanted to hear that the process that they had invested millions in was seriously flawed.
The day I left was not the happiest day of my life but it was in the top ten.
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