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WHAT KIND OF BOSS ARE YOU?

I found this quote by Doris Kearnes Goodwin . . .

"Good leadership requires you to surround yourself with people of diverse perspectives who can disagree with you without fear of retaliation."

I found this quote to be profound.  Which lead me on a search of what makes a good boss.

Trevor Gay wrote the book "Simplicity is the Key" which was published by Kingsham Press in 2004 in Britain.

Here is Trevor Gay's list of the differences between a bad boss and a good boss. In his 35 years of work (in the health care industry), Mr. Gay said he discovered that his best bosses had these attributes:

• Inspired confidence
• Were humble
• Had integrity
• Knew what they were talking about
• Let me get on with things
• Were always there when I needed help
• Usually said, ‘Yes, try it.’”

His worst bosses, he said, had these deficiencies:

• Never seemed to be around when needed
• Always asked me to justify what I wanted to do
• Always wanted to know what I was doing
• Often said ‘no, we can’t do that’
• Gave the impression of being distrustful
• Didn’t smile much
• Talked about themselves a lot.

picture courtesy of www.rateyour-boss.com

THE UNPROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL

The economy is like a train wreck.  We the taxpayers are those who are suffering trying to make ends meet, yet we are the ones that continue to suffer as our government bails out some of the largest financial institutions in the world.  OMG do they think we are that stupid.  

These are the Footprints of the Work Place   

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Here is what our readers wanted to share about their bosses:

• My boss has a wireless headset.  He walks around the office while talking on his headset.  Not only is his  "walk in talk" annoying, it is extremely disruptive to those of us who do the work.
• Whoever told my boss he had a chance at the Masters?  He believes his game is worthy of practicing using the middle isle between the cubicles.
• How about office racket ball anyone?  My boss will sit in his office and throw a ball against his cubicle wall.
• My boss can be found in his office surfing the net and talking to his girlfriend.
• We are not sure what time our boss is suppose to clock in, but he generally shows up  between 8:30 - 9:00 am.